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CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. – Clarksville police tased a man who was found naked and screaming in a neighborhood March 28.
According to a report from the Clarksville Police Department, an officer responded to a public intoxication call at a Crab Apple Ct. address, where they found Phillip Moyer, 18, completely nude and screaming in the street. Moyer appeared to be under the influence of narcotics and alcohol.
The officer told Moyer to get face down on the ground, but he did not comply. Moyer then charged the officer and he tased him. While the officer was handcuffing Moyer, he tried to get off the ground and the officer stunned him again in the shoulder.
Moyer told police he was under the influence of LSD and cocaine, and police detected the odor of alcohol as well. He was transported to Gateway Medical Center for treatment and booked into the Montgomery County Jail March 30.