January 18, 2012 Madison man arrested fror attacking security officer with stun gun www.privateofficer.com
Madison WI Jan 18 2012 A Madison man and his brother were arrested early Sunday morning after one of the men allegedly used a stun gun to shock a security guard and the other man allegedly was throwing punches outside a downtown bar.
The arrests were made at about 2:30 a.m. outside Logan’s Madtown Bar, 322 W. Johnson St., according to a news release from Madison police.
Yonatan Mendoza-Rodriguez, 27, was tentatively charged with battery, disorderly conduct and possession of an electric weapon, and his brother Miguel Mendoza-Rodriguez, 26, was tentatively charged with disorderly conduct.
The incident apparently started when a “rowdy” crowd started exiting the bar.
“One bouncer heard several men yelling and arguing in Spanish,” said police spokesman Joel DeSpain. “Some of the men were saying something about guns or pistols.”
Responding officers arrested Miguel Mendoza-Rodriguez for allegedly throwing punches at another man, while Yonatan Mendoza-Rodriguez went to jail on the stun gun possession and other charges.
The bouncer who was zapped said the stun gun had been pushed into his arm three times.
“He was trying to keep the peace when he heard a sparking sound,” DeSpain said. “He could see the electrical current coming from the weapon.”
The bouncer wasn’t injured, thanks to the thick leather jacket he was wearing.
A stun gun is similar to a Taser in that it discharges high voltage to incapacitate an individual, but a stun gun has to be pressed against someone to be effective while a Taser has electrically-charged prods attached by wire to the Taser handle, the prods fired under air pressure up to 30 feet to disable a person.
Source:madison.com
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