Awful truth.SDSU SDSU San Diego State University SDSU South Dakota State University SDSU Standard Distribution Switching Unit SDSU Smds Dsu POLICE EXAMINE RECENT USE OF TASER Ta·ser A trademark used for a high-voltage stun gun. ON SKATEBOARDER San Diego, CA: SDSU police are investigating whether excessive force was used when an officer used a Taser stun gun to subdue an on-campus skateboarder resisting arrest resisting arrest n. the crime of using physical force (no matter how slight in the eyes of most law enforcement officers) to prevent arrest, handcuffing and/or taking the accused to jail. . The incident, which was captured on a cell phone video by a bystander by·stand·er n. A person who is present at an event without participating in it. bystander Noun a person present but not involved; onlooker; spectator Noun 1. and posted on YouTube.com, happened Tuesday morning when an SDSU police officer stopped nonstudent Joshua Michael Gandy, 21, for skateboarding in violation of campus rules, said university spokesman Jack Beresford. Police say Gandy became combative when the officer tried to issue a ticket. While two officers were wrestling him to the ground, one pulled his Taser and used it on a mild stun setting that doesn't shoot off projectiles, the spokesman said. Gandy was issued two misdemeanor citations for skateboarding in a prohibited area and resisting arrest, then released. --Signonsandiego.com |
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