Shocking bodycam footage shows moment a man who BIT a police officer on the arm and put him in a headlock is chased and tasered
- Bodycam footage captured man tasered by officer after biting him on arm
- Benjamin Stephenson was pulled over in a stolen car at Southport, Gold Coast
- An officer ordered him to surrender before scuffle broke out between pair
Bodycam footage has captured the moment a man was tasered to the ground after biting a police officer and putting him in a headlock.
Benjamin John Stephenson was drunk and driving a stolen car when he was pulled over by an officer at Southport, on the Gold Coast.
Stephenson was charged with 12 offences and pleaded guilty at Southport Magistrates Court on Friday.
Bodycam footage has captured the moment a man was tasered to the ground after biting a police officer and putting him in a headlock
The court heard Stephenson had ignored the police officer who repeatedly ordered him to surrender, 7News reported.
Bodycam footage showed the pair wrestling before the officer is pinned against a fence and put into a headlock. He is then bitten on the arm.
‘Let go mate, let go,’ the officer says.
He then pulls out a taser before Stephenson tries to escape with the officer running close behind.
The officer manages to catch up to Stephenson and warns him to stop.
‘It’s a f***ing taser get on the ground,’ the officer yells. ‘Taser, taser, taser do not move.’
The officer then discharges the taser causing Stephenson to collapse to the ground.
Stephenson then snaps the probes and tries to run away before he is tackled to the ground with the help of a bystander.
Stephenson was sentenced to 12 months jail but will be released in one month after already serving most of his time in custody.
Stephenson was sentenced to 12 months jail but will be released in one month after already serving most of his time in custody
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