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Video contrasts police depiction of stun gun on Black man.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police officer who used his stun gun on a DoorDash driver wrote an arrest report saying the man had become argumentative while denying he was speeding, refused to hand over identifying information, demanded to see a supervisor and stayed in his car when ordered to get out.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police officer who used his stun gun on a DoorDash driver wrote an arrest report saying the man had become argumentative while denying he was speeding, refused to hand over identifying information, demanded to see a supervisor and stayed in his car when ordered to get out.

Highlights

  • Driver, Delane Gordon, a food delivery driver, began recording his traffic stop for speeding and asked to see the officer’s supervisor.
  • Gordon’s attorney, Ryan Wheeler, says Gordon is facing additional charges of resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.
  • Officer wrote an arrest report saying the man had become argumentative while denying he was speeding, refused to hand over identifying information, demanded to see a supervisor and stayed in his car when ordered to get out.
  • Police have so far not identified the officer.
  • Officer Evan Driskill said he clocked Gordon driving a 35 mph zone in a 35-mph zone; he told him he’d have a backup.