Berkeley Trump supporter arrested after firing stun gun at crowd of Tesla protesters [View all]
A peaceful protest outside the Tesla dealership turned ugly on Saturday when a Trump supporter on an electric bike was confronted by protesters and whipped out a stun gun to ward them off.
A Berkeleyside reporter was at the scene of the altercation and witnessed electrical sparks coming from the stun gun a number of times. No one was actually zapped, the people targeted told Berkeleyside.
Berkeley police arrested Rick Fuze, 33, of Berkeley, who owns an e-bike repair shop on University Avenue. Berkeley Police Lt. Steve Rego said at the scene that Fuze would probably be charged with brandishing a weapon or assault, but only if the Taser connected physically with someone.
As he was being arrested, Fuze told police he used the stun gun in self-defense because someone pulled his hair.
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