- A man was electrocuted after a clash with police at the Catskill Police Department in New York.
- His lawyer said that the 29-year-old man caught fire suddenly and is now in serious condition in the burn ward.
- Police said the man had poured himself with hand sanitizer before he was shocked.
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Police said on Friday that a 29-year-old man in upstate New York caught fire after being electrocuted and is currently in serious condition.
Last weekend, Jason Jones walked into the police station in the Catskills, New York, looking drunk and clashed with the police. Times United Report. Chief David Darling told the media that the police used Taser on Jones in an attempt to subdue him.
“I think they were afraid that he would hurt themselves, that’s why it started,” Darling said. “We are still working hard to develop some details.”
According to the police, Jones had doused himself with hand sanitizer before being shocked, but it is not clear when and if the police knew this. A source told Time that Jones took off his clothes after entering the station and poured hand sanitizer on himself.
Many hand sanitizers contain A lot of alcohol, flammable, to kill bacteria. Alcohol-based hand sanitizer If not handled properly, it may cause a fire.
Kevin Louisbrand, Jones’ attorney, told WRGB Jones is currently in the burns department of a hospital in Syracuse.
“The goal now is to retain any evidence about what happened and let him do his best to recover with the doctor,” Louis Brand told WRGB.
Darling said the Green County District Attorney’s Office is conducting an investigation. He also said that although his police officer does not have body cameras, there are cameras in the police station.
