Former trooper who ‘freaked out’ on THC accused of punching Jefferson City cop, paramedic
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A former Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper has been arrested after he allegedly took THC gummies and punched a Jefferson City police officer on Wednesday morning.
Collin Stosberg, 52, of Columbia, was charged on Wednesday with two counts of third-degree assault, misdemeanor fourth-degree assault and felony resisting arrest. He is being held at the Cole County Jail on a $10,000 bond. A court date has not been scheduled.
MSHP spokesman Kyle Green told ABC 17 News in an email that Stoserg retired from the patrol about six months ago. A 2020 press release indicated his rank at the time was a lieutenant and joined the patrol’s public information and education division. He was first appointed to the patrol in 1997, the 2020 release says.
The probable cause statement says that paramedics in Jefferson City requested assistance from police at 2:10 a.m. for someone who was having a “severe adverse reaction to THC-infused gummies.”
Stosberg allegedly told police that he was “freaking out” after eating an unknown amount of gummies, the statement says.
Stosberg allegedly hit a paramedic’s laptop while law enforcement spoke with his wife, court documents say. An officer allegedly told him to stop before Stosberg punched him in the face two times, court documents say.
He then started pushing a paramedic before punching another. Police had to use a Taser to subdue Stosberg, the statement says.
Cole County EMS Chief Eric Hoy told ABC 17 News in an email that paramedics declined to be evaluated.