'I think they were afraid he was going to hurt himself, and that's what started it,' the chief of police said.
A 29-year-old man from upstate New York is in critical condition after he caught on fire when police used a Taser to subdue him, law enforcement officials said.
The Catskill man allegedly walked into the village police department last weekend and a confrontation with officers began. Chief Dave Darling, a former senior investigator with the State, confirmed that law enforcement was familiar with Jones from previous encounters and they deployed a Taser to subdue the man.
Law enforcement briefed on the investigation told the newspaper that the man had started taking off his clothes in the police station and doused himself with the flammable substance in front of officers before they tased him. Darling declined to comment on the information provided toAn attorney for Jones' family also declined to discuss the details of the case with the newspaper.
Catskill police officers are not equipped with body cameras, Darling said, but there are video cameras within the police station.
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