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A 39-year-old Illinois man was Tased after he ran from police trying to stop him because he was riding a bicycle with improper lighting equipment, the Enterprise Record reported.
Police said when a Glenn County sheriff’s deputy got the attention of Omar Herrada Rivera, he jumped from his bike and started to run away, the newspaper reported.
After the deputy chased him half a block and warned the cyclist several times he would use the Taser, the deputy did, according to the report.
But police said the man did not receive a shock, the newspaper reported.
Police told the Enterprise Records the deputy’s use of the Taser was justified because the suspect was running toward a home.
Rivera was charged with resisting arrest, riding a bicycle without proper lighting, riding under the influence of alcohol and use of false citizenship/government documents.
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