Tased man burned beyond recognition
LINDSAY, Okla. (AP) Oklahoma authorities are investigating the death of a man who was hit by an officer's Taser and caught on fire after allegedly dousing himself with gasoline and taking out a lighter.
Norman police requested a welfare check Tuesday on a man who'd made comments about suicide, said McClain County Sheriff Don Hewett.
Authorities, who were responding to a call of a man acting erratic, found the man about 2 miles (3 kilometers) northwest of Lindsay sitting inside a van with a container of gasoline.
Authorities said the man refused to step out of the vehicle and was disregarding the officers' orders. He later came out of the vehicle with a lighter in his hand. He caught fire after a police officer deployed a Taser.
Read more: http://www.swoknews.com/area/tased-man-burned-beyond-recognition
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