Man Catches Fire After Taser Probe Ignites Lighter
POSTED: Wednesday, February 22, 2006
UPDATED: 5:33 pm EST February 22,2006
A man in Daytona Beach, Fla., was injured when a probe from a police Taser gun hit a butane lighter in his pocket and set him on fire, according to a Local 6 News report.Police said Dennis Crouch, 54, apparently stabbed himself inside his home located in the 400 block of Grandview Avenue.When officers arrived at the house, they found Crouch with a butcher knife threatening to kill himself.
Crouch apparently refused to comply with officers demands and was shot with a Taser gun.A Taser probe hit a disposable butane lighter in his shirt pocket and ignited. Officers then rolled him to the ground to put out the flames.Crouch was treated at Halifax Medical Center for burns and the stab wound.The incident is under investigation to determine if additional safety requirements, Local 6 News reported.Watch Local 6 News for more on this story.
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