Bodycam video shows Providence police using TASER before assault arrest

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Police body camera video obtained by ABC6 News shows an officer using a TASER in an attempt to arrest an assault suspect.

Police responded to the area of the Sackett Recreation Center on Sackett Street for the assault call on July 9.

According to a police report, officers were advised that a simple assault had occurred in the area and the suspect had fled the scene…

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