BAY CITY -- (02/21/09)--Going to church brought no peace to a man Tasered by police as he stood in the nude in 27-degree weather.
A funeral Mass was being held inside St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church when police received 911 calls about a naked man Friday morning. Sgt. Gordon Cameron says the man told officers he was having problems with his parents and wanted to go to church.
"He wanted to go to the church," Cameron said. "I don't know why."
Cameron tells The Bay City Times that the man cursed and verbally abused police before Officer Troy Sierras immobilized him with a Taser, an electronic device that fires barbs causing temporary paralysis.
The man was draped in a blanket and taken to Bay Regional Medical Center for treatment.
The Rev. Craig Albrecht said he was "speechless," but glad the man never made it inside the church because of the many children who were there at the time.
Police said they were unsure of the man's mental health or whether he was under the influence of any controlled substances. Cameron said the man likely would not be charged with a crime.
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