Two Charlotte County deputies are on administrative leave following a deputy involved shooting that left Elroy Clarke dead outside of his home on Wednesday.
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Man was tased, pepper sprayed, hit by bean bag gun before being shot by deputies
According to Sheriff Bill Prummell, Clarke called 911 for help removing a man from his property just after noon on Wednesday. When deputies arrived at the home on Sandy Pine Drive, they realized Clarke had a warrant for his arrest for a failure to appear on a trespassing charge. Sheriff Prummell said when deputies tried to arrest Clarke, he became uncooperative.
“When they told him he was under arrest and asked him to place his hands behind his back he refused to do so,” said Sheriff Prumell. “He was very non-compliant.”
Sheriff Prummell said before moving to lethal force, deputies used a variety of less-lethal tactics to try and subdue Clarke.
“They tried to use the taser several times, it had no effect, they used pepper spray, it had no effect,” said Sheriff Prummell. “They used a baton and three deputies went hands one with him at one point when he was down on the ground and he threw them off of him like rag-dolls, so nothing was working.”