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Little Rock Man Accused Of Using Stun Gun On Deputy

The Pulaski County Sheriff's Office says a Little Rock man is in jail after he allegedly used a stun gun on a deputy.

Pulaski County Sheriff's Lt. Carl Minden says deputies were trying to pull over 35-year-old Marcus Venson Sunday night because he was suspected of pointing a gun at a resident.

Minden says Venson wrestled with authorities who tried to arrest him, then took a stun gun from one of the deputies. A report says Venson then used the stun gun on the deputy's face.

The deputy was treated and released from a hospital. Venson was arrested on suspicion of second-degree battery, aggravated assault, resisting arrest and fleeing. He remains in the Pulaski County jail, and authorities did not know if he had an attorney.

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