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Taser used to subdue erratic suspect

A Taser was used to subdue a man arrested by Battlefords RCMP Saturday at about 10:45 p.m.
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A Taser was used to subdue a man arrested by Battlefords RCMP Saturday at about 10:45 p.m.

According to the RCMP, a complaint was received from a business on Railway Avenue East of a man displaying erratic behaviour, intimidating female staff, exposing his genitals and removing most of his clothing.

When police arrived to arrest the man, he resisted and, according to police, a Taser was deployed allowing members to subdue the man and take him into custody.

Police say EMS was called because of the taser deployment and concerns over the erratic behaviour the man had been displaying prior to police intervention.

The man was transported to hospital for treatment and further observation. 

Charges of committing an indecent act, assault, mischief, assaulting a peace officer and resisting arrest are pending against a 44-year-old man from Sherwood Park, Alta.