Doug Huffman
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http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2007/12/24/ap-state-wi/d8to5dp84.txt
MADISON, Wis. - A man accused of flashing a gun at a crowded Madison mall on Monday was felled by a police officer's stun gun after he resisted attempts to remove him from the area, police said. No weapon was found.
The 44-year-old man was taken to a hospital and later released.
The incident occurred about 1:20 p.m. in the food court of the West Towne Mall, which was full of customers on the final shopping day before Christmas.
Police responded to a report of a man seen with a gun. Officers located the man and attempted to escort him from the area, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The man had his hand in his pocket and began to physically resist, the report said.
"The suspect then made statements that he was going to punch an officer," the report said.
Officers tried to wrestle him to the ground but were unable to do so, the report said. Another officer who saw the struggle deployed a Taser.
One of the stun-gun probes struck the man and the other struck his wife. Both people were handcuffed but the wife was later released with no charges or injuries.
The man said he had a heart condition so the Madison Fire Department brought him to an emergency room, where he was evaluated, cited for resisting and obstructing arrest, and released.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/263847
Police use Taser on man at West Towne Mall By Deborah Ziff dziff@madison.com A fracas in the food court at West Towne Mall amidst the crowd of last-minute Christmas shoppers Monday afternoon ended when Madison police used a Taser to subdue a man who they thought had a gun.
Police used the Taser on Major T. Lemon, 44, because he was resisting officers, Sgt. David Samson said. Police did not find a gun. One of the prongs of the Taser also hit Lemon 's wife, who was nearby, police said.
A caller told police a man with a gun was standing in the food court at about 1:30 p.m. Police in military-style police uniforms tried to escort Lemon from the mall, Samson said.
Lemon had his hand in his pocket, and told officers he was going to punch one of them, Samson said. Because of the report he had a gun and Lemon 's resistance, officers attempted to take him to the ground, but couldn 't gain footing because of the wet tile, police said. An additional officer responding to the scene used a Taser, Samson said.
Lemon and his wife were both handcuffed, but she was released with no charges. Lemon was evaluated at St. Mary 's Hospital because he said he had a heart condition. He was cited for resisting police and released, police said.
Merry Christmas, Peoples Republic of Madistan. If the paramilitarized GRU allows.
http://www.chippewa.com/articles/2007/12/24/ap-state-wi/d8to5dp84.txt
MADISON, Wis. - A man accused of flashing a gun at a crowded Madison mall on Monday was felled by a police officer's stun gun after he resisted attempts to remove him from the area, police said. No weapon was found.
The 44-year-old man was taken to a hospital and later released.
The incident occurred about 1:20 p.m. in the food court of the West Towne Mall, which was full of customers on the final shopping day before Christmas.
Police responded to a report of a man seen with a gun. Officers located the man and attempted to escort him from the area, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The man had his hand in his pocket and began to physically resist, the report said.
"The suspect then made statements that he was going to punch an officer," the report said.
Officers tried to wrestle him to the ground but were unable to do so, the report said. Another officer who saw the struggle deployed a Taser.
One of the stun-gun probes struck the man and the other struck his wife. Both people were handcuffed but the wife was later released with no charges or injuries.
The man said he had a heart condition so the Madison Fire Department brought him to an emergency room, where he was evaluated, cited for resisting and obstructing arrest, and released.
http://www.madison.com/wsj/home/local/263847
Police use Taser on man at West Towne Mall By Deborah Ziff dziff@madison.com A fracas in the food court at West Towne Mall amidst the crowd of last-minute Christmas shoppers Monday afternoon ended when Madison police used a Taser to subdue a man who they thought had a gun.
Police used the Taser on Major T. Lemon, 44, because he was resisting officers, Sgt. David Samson said. Police did not find a gun. One of the prongs of the Taser also hit Lemon 's wife, who was nearby, police said.
A caller told police a man with a gun was standing in the food court at about 1:30 p.m. Police in military-style police uniforms tried to escort Lemon from the mall, Samson said.
Lemon had his hand in his pocket, and told officers he was going to punch one of them, Samson said. Because of the report he had a gun and Lemon 's resistance, officers attempted to take him to the ground, but couldn 't gain footing because of the wet tile, police said. An additional officer responding to the scene used a Taser, Samson said.
Lemon and his wife were both handcuffed, but she was released with no charges. Lemon was evaluated at St. Mary 's Hospital because he said he had a heart condition. He was cited for resisting police and released, police said.
Merry Christmas, Peoples Republic of Madistan. If the paramilitarized GRU allows.
