I do think the object was the taser. It just doesn’t look like Slager was the one who threw it down. It appears to me that Scott had it and threw it.
Not sure what to make of Slager’s moving the taser. Seems damning but I’m going to wait for more info.
The taser is his police weapon just like his Glock. And, it was on the ground out of his control. He needed to recover it from wherever it was dropped first and foremost. Before CPR, before anything else. Guaranty it is standard police training.
This part is confusing.
There was no incentive to move the 'taser'. At that point it was part of a crime scene. And if there was a tussles where the suspect had his hands on the taser, it would have potentially left fingerprints. By the officer moving the taser, he puts his fingerprints on them last, potentially covering up any evidence to the support. Or if he was going to move it, he simply could have used a handkerchief or similar cover to support his defense which would not have contaminated the taser surface.
All and all a odd part of the entire chain of events in total.