VIRGINIA — Scroll Down For Video — The Fredericksburg Police Department released this body camera video of Officer Shaun Jurgens. Jurgens used a stun gun and pepper sprayed a man who was having a medical emergency, supposedly a stroke, on May 4.
The video shows the Officer tase the almost non-responsive suspect before pepper spraying him in the face.
From ViceNews: “According to WTOP, the 34-year-old veered into the middle of the road after hitting another vehicle, then came to a stop at the intersection where the officers approached him. WTOP reported that Jurgens thought Washington may have been drinking or taking drugs. In the video, the cops question him about a beer in the backseat of his car.
An internal investigation by the police department determined that Jurgens had used inappropriate force; he resigned on May 14. Jurgens said in a statement on Thursday that he believed at the time “immediate action” was needed. According to Jurgens, the suspect was moving inside of the vehicle; he cited rush-hour traffic and proximity to an elementary school as justifications for his action.”
Some audio was redacted to protect personal information of the driver.
