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Columbus officer tases stun gun-wielding man after crash

COLUMBUS, Ind. (WISH) — A Columbus police officer said he was forced to use his taser to stop a stun gun-wielding drunk driver.

It happened around 1:15 p.m. Saturday on US 31 north near Columbus.

Police said 25-year-old Christopher May threatened people with a stun gun after crashing into the back of a vehicle.

May refused to drop the weapon and an officer shot him with a taser, police said.

Police said May also kicked an officer in the neck while at the hospital.

May faces preliminary charges of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license, battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting law enforcement, intimidation, intimidation of a police officer and criminal recklessness.

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