The Brief
- Prior to getting arrested last week, Stacey Bell was tasered by a DART passenger acting in self-defense after Bell was allegedly behaving erratically.
- Bell admitted to having smoked PCP to DART Police, who also found PCP in his possession. He was arrested on narcotics charges.
- The incident comes as DART member cities have considered leaving the service, with questions about crime being cited as a reason for the consideration.
DALLAS – DART Police arrested a man on narcotics charges after a passenger hit him with a stun gun in self-defense.
Man arrested after getting hit with passenger’s stun gun
What we know:
52-year-old Stacey Bell was arrested on Wednesday, March 4, at the West End DART Station in Dallas, and was charged with narcotics possession.
Before he was arrested, video captured Bell being hit with a stun gun by a DART passenger. Bell is then seen running away from the passenger, who chases after him with the stun gun.
DART Police said the passenger pulled the stun gun out in self-defense after Bell was seen moving erratically around the station, and will not be charged with a crime.…