Man tasered near Women’s Building
Police Tasered a Syracuse man three times after chasing him down Comstock Avenue Saturday night. Police officers subdued the man around 9:30 p.m., said Lt. Joe Cecile of the Syracuse Police Department.
Police stopped the man, Barasheen Moody, 27, around 9:12 p.m. and suspected that he was driving while intoxicated, Cecile said.
Moody had an outstanding parole-violation warrant, and when Moody realized that he would be arrested he started to run from the police officer at the scene, Cecile said.
Moody led officers in a foot chase down the 1000 block of Comstock Avenue to the 900 block, Cecile said.
The officer chased Moody up the street, caught him and knocked him to the ground, according to police reports. Moody then grabbed the officer’s right arm and attempted to turn the Taser on the officer. The officer got his arm free, but Moody ran between two houses on Comstock Avenue, where Syracuse University Department of Public Safety officers assisted in his arrest, according to reports.
‘The officer had to deploy the Taser again and again with no effect,’ said SPD Sgt. Tom Connellan.
Moody, of 31 Maple Terrace, is being held in the Onondaga County Justice Center on $1,000 bail. He faces several felony counts, including driving while intoxicated, resisting arrest and aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. Police also issued him citations for driving without a license and for a malfunctioning headlight.
Both DPS and SPD officers responded to the scene. More than 10 police cars arrived on Comstock Avenue and blocked off part of the street.
When Moody started to resist arrest, the officer who pulled Moody over attempted to call for assistance. He found his radio was broken. The officer activated the radio’s emergency button, sending out a signal to all nearby officers, resulting in the large police response, Connellan said.
SPD officers carry Tasers on them regularly, which can prove to be effective tools, Connellan said.
– Asst. News Editor Abram Brown contributed reporting to this story.
Published on October 18, 2009 at 12:00 pm
