[Gondring]

“When a person, being without fault, is in a place where he has a right to be, is violently assaulted, he may, without retreating, repel by force, and if, in the reasonable exercise of his right of self defense, his assailant is killed, he is justified.” Runyan v. State, 57 Ind. 80; Miller v. State, 74 Ind. 1.

In other words, the officer could have rightfully blown him away.

After all, the officer was called to the scene (so he had the right to be there) and was violently assaulted. Perhaps it would have been reasonable self-defense to shoot the guy with his firearm, not the Taser.

[archy]

After all, the officer was called to the scene (so he had the right to be there) and was violently assaulted. Perhaps it would have been reasonable self-defense to shoot the guy with his firearm, not the Taser.

In which case he would have likely gone to jail and lost his job, like fellow Evansville P.D. officer Jason Henry.