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Video of Man Tased by Rehoboth Beach Police

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The NBC affiliate in Philadelphia is reporting that 34-yar old Jeremy Anderson says he was tasered a number of times by three police officers in Rehoboth Beach.

And, a video tape of the incident has made its way onto the internet.

Anderson told the television station that he was tased in the chest and fell to the ground and then tased multiple times in the spine.

The recording shows officers shocking and kicking the man and a woman is heard saying she is the man’s wife and asking to be allowed to take him home.

The officers refused telling her he is under arrest.

Anderson was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and offensive touching of law enforcement.

After spending two nights in jail he was released on bond and returned to his home.

He said that he had severe head pain and severe back pain.

Rehoboth Beach Police Keith Banks says an investigation into the incident is underway.

Banks told the Wilmington News Journal that the man on the video later pled guilty to charges stemming from the arrest.

He adds that none of his officers in the video have been fired.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.