A Vermont police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to an aggravated assault charge accusing him of using excessive force while arresting a man for jaywalking…
St. Johnsbury police Sgt. George Johnson did not have sufficient cause to stop John Stelzl, 35, on May 10, state police saidA Vermont police officer pleaded not guilty on Monday to an aggravated assault charge accusing him of using excessive force while arresting a man for jaywalking in St. Johnsbury in May.
According to a police affidavit, Johnson said he pulled into a parking lot next to a bike pavilion after he saw a man who appeared to be ducking out of sight. The man, Stelzl, walked away immediately and crossed the street, Johnson said. When Johnson caught up with him in his cruiser, he told Stelzl he had not used the crosswalk. As Johnson got out of the cruiser, Stelzl ran away.
Stelzl then grabbed Johnson's Taser, which Johnson knocked out of his hand. He shocked Stelzl in the chest with it as another officer arrived as backup. Stelzl shocked Johnson in the leg, and the other officer shocked Stelzl as well. Johnson placed handcuffs on him, and he was taken by ambulance to the hospital. He was visibly shaking and was treated for a face injury in the ambulance, the affidavit states.
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