Hawker Vanguard Created: December 30, 2020 06:12 PM
According to the ranger s lapel footage, the incident began when the ranger asks Darrell House to disclose his identity after House and his friend were spotted wandering off the park trail.
From there, the interaction escalated. House eventually gave the ranger a name and date of birth that later turned out to be false. When House tried to walk away from the ranger, the ranger deployed his taser.
House said the ranger crossed the line by tasing him, and that he and his friend were visiting the petroglyphs to pray. House also said he stepped off the trail to let other park visitors pass by.
A disturbing video of a park ranger using a stun gun on a Native man at Petroglyph National Monument in Albuquerque deserves the attention it is receiving, both from National Park Service officials and viewers around the world.
We donât know what happened in the moments leading up to the video, which captures a ranger repeatedly shocking the man identified as Darrell House, who apparently had stepped off the trail. He told NBC News that he did so to maintain social distancing while on a hike Sunday. He was walking his dog with his sister.
Watching the repeated shocking of someone, lying on the ground, is infuriating. The actions of the park ranger need to be explained, with questions asked and answered about the park serviceâs policies on when and how to use a weapon. It appears an extreme overreaction â something we have seen too much from officers of the law this year.
KOB-TV, Associated Press, KUNM
The National Park Service says it s investigating an incident in which a man was tased by a ranger at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico.
Darrell House was stopped Sunday by the ranger for walking in a closed area off trail in violation of park regulations. Video taken by House shows the ranger asking for his identification. House declines, insisting he hadn t done anything wrong.
The ranger told House he was refusing a lawful order and that he would have to be detained until he could be identified.
Video posted by House on social media then shows the ranger tasing House while he screams for help and rolls on the ground. The ranger repeatedly asks for him to put his hands behind his back as House raises his hands and at times folds them in front of his chest while still calling for help.
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National Park Service: Tasing at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico under review Associated Press, Las Cruces Sun-News
ALBUQUERQUE – The National Park Service is reviewing a case in which a visitor was tased by a park ranger at Petroglyph National Monument in New Mexico, officials said.
Darrell House was stopped Sunday by the ranger for walking in a closed area off trail in violation of park regulations. Video taken by House shows the ranger asking for his identification. House declines, insisting he hadn’t done anything wrong.
The ranger told House he was refusing a lawful order and that he would have to be detained until he could be identified.