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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Johanna Chisholm

Man who was ‘cooked alive’ after being tasered by deputy at gas pump should still face charges, sheriff says

NeJame Law Offices

A Florida man could still face charges after he was severely burned when a Florida sheriff’s deputy tasered him at a gas station.

Jean Barreto, 26, was caught in an explosive gas station fire on 27 February after police officers tackled him from his bike while he was filling up his motorcycle, suspecting he was a member of a biker gang that had been called in earlier for harassing other drivers in Orange County.

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