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Father,Son Charged With Illegally Possessing Taser

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Father, son charged with illegally possessing Taser

AP

Posted: 2008-02-21 11:26:51

WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) - A father and son who allegedly appeared on YouTube stunning each other with a Taser gun stolen from an East Troy police officer have been charged with illegal possession of an electric weapon.

 

Paul M. Crowell, 22, of North Prairie, and Paul J. Dupey, 41, of the town of Waukesha, were charged Wednesday in Waukesha County Circuit Court after authorities said they tracked them down from the video clip posted on YouTube hours after the Taser was stolen on New Year's Day.

 

Police contend Crowell, also known as Paul M. Dupey, took the Taser when he was warming himself in a squad car after his car had gone into a ditch.

 

The video shows Crowell and his father taking turns holding the probes and firing the Taser, according to court records.

 

East Troy Police Chief Alan Boyes said his department discovered the Taser was missing a short time after the theft and saw the video on YouTube within a day or two.

 

Detective Steven Pederson, public information officer for the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, said detectives investigating the theft received information that the video posted on YouTube was related to the case. He did not know how they got that information.

 

YouTube subsequently pulled the item off of its Web site, he said.

 

The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department searched the father's home Jan. 3, recovered a Taser and confiscated a camera and computer equipment, according to a search warrant in the case.

 

The men did not have listed phone numbers or an attorney identified in online court documents.

 

I don't think that THIS is what they meant by spending more time with your children..... :P

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I have alot of friends that are in Law Enforcement back home, I asked one to taser me b4 he said no, he had to get tasered to be allowed to use it, I thought it would of been fun

 

pain is knowing your still alive

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