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Attorneys for a 26-year-old man who was tased at a gas pump by Osceola County sheriff’s deputies claim he never committed a crime and is now living in daily extreme pain and fighting for his life.
Speaking to the press Thursday, Osceola County Sheriff Marco López called hospitalized dirt bike rider Jean Barreto a 'menace' before showing reporters helicopter footage of deputies' pursuit of the 26-year-old.
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The victim suffered severe burn injuries after a Taser deployed by Osceola County deputies apparently set off a fire at a gas pump.
Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez previously acknowledged that a stun gun was deployed but would not say if it sparked the fire.
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Attorneys for Jayden Baez and his friends wounded by Osceola deputies called into question Sheriff Marcos López's claims about the shooting.