Jun 8, 2008 11:26 pm US/Pacific
Store Clerk Shocks Man During Altercation
MERCED (CBS13) ―
A convenience store clerk used a stun gun on a customer after an argument got out of hand, authorities said. The altercation reportedly stemmed from the customer's attempt to purchase $3 worth of gas and an alcoholic beverage.
Shaan Gandotra was behind the counter at Shannon's Grocery and Gas Station in Merced when the customer made his unusual demand. "He threw $5 in front of all the customers and said, 'Hey, give me $3 of gas,'" he said.
The man then walked to the liquor aisle and brought back a bottled alcoholic beverage, and Gandotra said he became verbally abusive.
"He started cussing, saying 'I want my gas now, hurry up,'" Gandotra said. He refused service to the customer.
The 42-year-old man then threw the bottle at him, Gandotra said. "There's no other way I could have gotten him out of the store," he said. "I pulled out my stun gun."
Merced authorities say the man was given the shock and then called for an ambulance from a nearby friend's house.
"He tried to come at me," Gandotra said. "For self-defense, I had the stun gun out."
Authorities have not released the name of the customer, and are reviewing the surveillance footage of the incident to determine if the use of the stun gun was justified.
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