Police used an electronic stun gun to subdue a drunk man who
fled from his car during a DUI stop, Sgt. Jim Gillio said.
Police used an electronic stun gun to subdue a drunk man who fled from his car during a DUI stop, Sgt. Jim Gillio said.
An officer on routine patrol about 12:15 a.m. Sunday noticed Marcos Perez, 33, make a “wide and unusual” southbound turn onto Church Street from Howson Street, nearly scraping against cars along the curbside. As the officer passed Perez, the suspect slowed down to a near crawl, driving about 10 mph in the 30 mph zone, Gillio said.
As the officer signaled for Perez to pull over, the suspect brought his 1993 Buick LeSabre to a sudden stop that rocked the vehicle back and forth. Perez then slid over to the passenger door, made eye contact with the approaching officer and then opened the door and ran. There is no middle console dividing the driver and passenger in that model Buick – only a bench seat in the front.
As Perez ran southbound on Church Street, the officer called out for him to stop and then threatened to deploy an electronic stun gun. When Perez did not yield, the officer fired the non-lethal weapon into Perez’s back and then arrested Perez for driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving without a license.
