WASHINGTON, July 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- TASER International, Inc. (Nasdaq:TASR), a market leader in advanced electronic control devices, released the following News Alert:
According to reports from the Maryland Gazette, a TASER electronic control device assisted police in apprehending a man resisting arrest and concealing a .38-caliber revolver on his person.
Early Tuesday morning, officers approached a group of men who were drinking alcoholic beverages in an apartment parking lot around 12:55 am. One of the men, Sylvester W. George Jr., ran from the police and refused orders to stop and put his hands in the air, instead reaching down to his pants. Fearing for their safety, officers deployed a TASER device, causing George to collapse. A loaded revolver was found underneath the man.
Cpl. Mark Shawkey, a county police spokesman, said the incident shows how a TASER device can resolve a situation without dangerous confrontation, preventing harm to officers and suspects.
"This is exactly how we want a situation like this to play out," Shawkey stated.
George was taken to the Baltimore Washington Medical Center for evaluation and later charged with consuming alcohol in a public place, resisting arrest, and possession of a deadly weapon.
This information was compiled through publicly available media reports and distributed by Dittus Communications, Inc. of Washington, D.C.
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