Police use Taser to subdue suspect

PHIL COBB/DAILY FORUM
Maryville police officers along with Nodaway County ambulance crew members cluster around a presumed suspect taken into custody early Monday afternoon after exhibiting bizarre behavior and appearing scantily clothed in the 600 block of South Dewey Street. The man was transported to St. Francis Hospital for observation.

Maryville Public Safety officers used a Taser to incapacitate a presumed suspect early Monday afternoon in the 600 block of South Dewey Street.

Officers were dispatched to the scene about 12:40 p.m. following reports that a white male in a state of undress was wondering through the neighborhood and behaving erratically.

MPS Detective Ryan Glidden said the man appeared “out of control” at the time he was taken into custody.

The man was placed in an ambulance after being subdued and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Maryville for observation and possible treatment.

No one was hurt during the episode, Glidden said, adding that it was unclear whether a crime had occurred or if the man’s actions were related to a medical condition.

The man’s name was not released, and Glidden said charges, if any, would probably not be filed until a medical evaluation is completed.