Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse police officer investigating an assault early Monday morning had to use his Taser after a man came out of his apartment ready to fight, police records state. Thomas Naughton, 48, of 1015 Pond St., was charged with menacing, a misdemeanor, following the incident. An officer knocked on Naughton’s apartment door after midnight during his investigation...
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse police officer investigating an assault early Monday morning had to use his Taser after a man came out of his apartment ready to fight, police records state.
Thomas Naughton, 48, of 1015 Pond St., was charged with menacing, a misdemeanor, following the incident.
An officer knocked on Naughton’s apartment door after midnight during his investigation into an assault, records state. Naughton, the officer said, profanely asked who was at his door. When the officer identified himself as the police, Naughton peered through the door’s peephole. That’s when the officer heard Naughton say, “You have gloves on, I’m getting mine,” records state.
The officer detailed what happened next in police records:
Naughton was heard walking away from the door and then returned. Naughton opened the door suddenly.
Naughton, who was wearing white leather Road Hustler gloves, came out cursing and said, "Let's go."
Naughton came towards the officer as the officer retreated down the hall. When the officer was backed into a stairwell, he fired the Taser. Naughton, whom officers described as uncooperative and intoxicated, was taken into custody following the shock from the Taser.