I wonder if people stationed on Ft. Polk will riot, loot, and burn the post down?
A soldier who fled law enforcement officials investigating a reported break-in at on-base housing at Fort Polk, Louisiana, died after he was apprehended, according to a Tuesday news release from the base.
The soldier, who has not been identified, reportedly matched the description given to military police of an individual “allegedly trying to illegally enter a home that was not his residence,” according to the release. The suspect fled when MPs approached him, then resisted arrest and finally was apprehended after law enforcement officials reportedly used both pepper spray and a stun gun.
After handcuffing the soldier, MPs saw that the individual was “in medical distress,” per the release, and emergency medical personnel who were on scene “began attempting life-saving measures.” The soldier was taken to a medical facility, where he was later pronounced dead. [Army Times]
You can read more at the link, but on the Army Times Facebook page someone claiming to live near where the incident happened said that the soldier was drunk and went to the wrong house. The article claims there were multiple MPs at the scene so how come they could not wrestle this guy down and handcuff without using a taser?
