Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Suspect Shocks Officer

{St. Albans, West Virginia}...St. Albans Police Officer K.A. Davis returned to work Wednesday after being injured while pursuing a man. Captain James Agee of the St. Albans Police Department says police received calls about 5:30 P.M. Friday about a man going under houses in the St. Albans area, but officers searched the area and initially found nothing. A later call informed police that the man ran to the railroad tracks near Wilson Avenue. Davis pursued the man on foot and deployed a Taser, which failed to stop him. During a struggle, the suspect managed to point the Taser at Davis, shocking him in the collar bone. As the struggle continued, Davis was struck several times. Davis finally gained control and handcuffed the offender. A check revealed the man was David Jeffrey, 47, of Parkersburg, who was wanted on robbery charges. Davis received injuries to the jaw, some stretched tendons in his knee, abrasions to his forearm and a sprained hand.