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A man in Central Florida was arrested on Monday after police said he asked officers to hit him with a Taser and provoked them by throwing a Coca-Cola in their direction.
Gabriel Roman, 22, refused to pay for his Coca-Cola while at a store in Tavares, leading cops to arrive at the scene to make him leave, the Orlando Sentinel reported.
When officers asked Roman to leave the store, he told them that he was angry and wasn’t going anywhere, according to the report. He added that they would have to get out their Tasers if they wanted him out, repeating it and threatening to throw his drink at officers in order to provoke a fight.
The report stated that officers asked Roman to kneel and put his hands over his head. Instead, he swore and threw his Coca-Cola can at them — hitting an officer on the arm. Roman took an aggressive stance before being hit by a Taser.
He was charged with battery on a law enforcement officers, resisting officers, theft, and trespassing.
Read more at the Orlando Sentinel.
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