Police use stun gun, pepper spray on man accused of kicking cop, touching film equipment
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Lake Ozark police had to use a stun gun and pepper spray to subdue a man accused of kicking an officer and touching film equipment that was not his.
Justin Carr, of Carthage, Missouri, was charged on Saturday in Miller County with third-degree attempted assault. Court filings show that he posted a $10,000 bond. A court date is scheduled for 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 10.
The probable cause statement says Lake Ozark police officers were in the 1200 block of Bagnell Dam Boulevard for an unrelated call when a member of a film production company told Carr to not touch their film equipment and to step away. Police wrote that Carr appeared to be drunk.
He was allegedly asked several times to step away, but “escalated” the situation and police used a stun gun to try to subdue him, the statement says. An officer had scrapes and cuts on his hand from trying to arrest Carr, the statement says.
Carr then allegedly wished death on the officer and his family before kicking the cop in his chest while he was being put in the back of the patrol car, the statement says. Carr started to kick the back window and cage of the vehicle and police had to use pepper spray to get him to stop, the statement says.