The Vallarta Market in Victorville.
This is a new twist -- security professionals have been criticized for using their Tasers and there have been other incidents where their Tasers have been used against them; however, in this case, the defendant was already armed with his own Taser and seemed almost anticipating having to sue it, given that he was allegedly shoplifting. Again, security officers are on the front lines, every day, often before law enforcement. Bravo to the brave men and women of the security profession. -- IFPO.
From KTLA.com:
A man and a woman were arrested Wednesday after allegedly using a Taser on a security guard who asked them for a receipt as they exited a grocery store in Victorville.
The incident took place at the Vallarta Market in the 12300 block of Mariposa Road at about 7:30 p.m.
Responding deputies were told a man and woman had been spotted placing multiple items in a shopping cart and then exiting the store without paying, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release.
A security guard asked the man, later identified by authorities as 27-year-old William Peairs, for a receipt but was ignored.
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When the security guard asked a second time, Peairs allegedly pulled out a Taser and fired.
The 37-year-old security guard was struck by the Taser but did not require medical attention.
Peairs and the woman, identified as 35-year-old Lisa Osborne, then got into a vehicle and fled the scene, leaving the unpaid items in the parking lot, the Sheriff’s Department stated.
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