Police officer charged after he tased ATV driver, causing him to crash, officials say
Updated Mar 16, 2021;
A Chesilhurst Police Officer violated state law last year when he tased an ATV driver, causing him to crash the vehicle, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced Tuesday.
Tyquan McIntosh, 28, of Minotola, was charged Monday with third-degree aggravated assault after he “purposely, knowingly, or recklessly caused significant bodily injury” to the driver by using excessive force against him during an arrest, according to a statement from the office.
The incident happened shortly after 11 p.m. on Aug. 12, 2020 when McIntosh was on patrol and saw the unidentified 23-year-old man riding an unregistered ATV on public streets, the office said.