Virginia officer Tyler Timberlake tasered the man after he asked police for help
Officer Tyler Timberlake is seen repeatedly using a Taser on the man who was asking for help
Fairfax County Police released the footage, filmed on June 5, showing officer Tyler Timberlake using a stun gun on the disoriented man before pinning him down with a knee on his neck. Police Chief Edwin C. Roessler said Timberlake’s actions ‘ignore the sanctity of human life’ and that the officer faces three charges of assault and battery.
A struggle then ensues as the man tries to get away, while several officers restrain him on the floor and handcuff him.He was later treated at a hospital and subsequently released, confirmed Fairfax Police Chief Roessler at a press conference on Saturday night.Officer Timberlake then approaches the man and tasers him The incident unfolded after someone had called police about a man walking down a street shouting that he needed oxygen, explained Mr Roessler.
All officers at the scene had been ‘relieved of duty’ pending the results of the investigation, according to‘Together as a community, through our transparency, we will heal as a community,’ said Mr Roessler. ‘This is behaviour we shall not tolerate.’
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