WHY SHOT THE SHERIFF: Police Chief's Rant Over Tasered Autistic Man

Deputies tased Jaquez Johnson, who was reportedly holding what he said was a knife in Brevard County, Florida, U. S. A., undated. Deputies said they approached Johnson after getting reports of a man with a knife trying to break into a home with children inside. Note: Picture is screenshot from a video. (@BrevardCountySheriff/Newsflash) Deputies tased Jaquez Johnson, who was reportedly holding what he said was a knife in Brevard County, Florida, U. S. A., undated. Deputies said they approached Johnson after getting reports of a man with a knife trying to break into a home with children inside. Note: Picture is screenshot from a video. (@BrevardCountySheriff/Newsflash)
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11 January 2023
A police chief has gone to war with the media over claims that his officers tasered an unarmed autistic man. Local media in Florida, USA, had questioned why officers used a stun gun on the autistic suspect claiming he had been unarmed. Now Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has warned them he is...