Michigan man tased, pepper-sprayed after attacking woman and Nassau cops

Nassau police needed to subdue a Michigan man with a Taser and pepper spray Sunday night in Elmont after he assaulted a woman and then turned violent with cops, police said.

Detectives said officers from the Fifth Squad responded about 9:30 p.m. to a home on Norfeld Boulevard for reports of a disturbance. Police officers learned that James Nelson, 59, of Pontiac, Michigan, had gotten into a verbal argument with a 59-year-old woman that escalated into a physical attack.

Police said Nelson struck the woman multiple times in the face and head with a closed fist and damaged her television during the altercation…

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