Florida Cop Charged After Tasing Man At Gas Station & Setting Him On Fire

Florida Sheriff’s Deputy Charged After Tasing Man At Gas Station & Setting Him On Fire

A Florida sheriff’s deputy has been criminally charged for firing a Taser at a man pumping gas, igniting a fireball that burned nearly three-quarters of his body.

With the victim’s lawyer railing, “They’re supposed to be our protectors, not our ignitors.”

Osceola County Deputy David Crawford on Thursday was charged with culpable negligence for the caught-on-video incident at a Wawa gas station in Orange County on Feb. 27, 2022, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

 

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Sheriff Marcos López said the suspect had run red lights, ridden on the sidewalk and grass, and headed toward oncoming traffic before pulling into the gas station, according to Fox 35.

“Deputy Crawford recklessly deployed a Taser at the victim who had become soaked in gasoline, and as a result, caused the explosion that injured the victim,” State Attorney Monique Worrell said, Fox 35 reported.

Crawford, who also was injured in the incident, remains on administrative leave.

“Most violent gang in America,” someone commented. “Once it says Florida, the rest is history,” another person wrote.