Posted on 07/23/2026 12:00:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin
An Arizona man burst into flames when a cop tasered him next to a gas pump that caught fire, horrifying footage shows.
Clarence Coyl suffered burns across his hands after igniting when the federal wildlife officer deployed the stun gun at Thalypo gas station on July 16.
The lawman had followed him to the store after catching him allegedly driving with a friend through an open gate at Havasu National Wildlife Refuge 20 minutes earlier.
Coyl told Fox 10 Phoenix: “He goes, ‘You guys came through the gate, didn’t you? Leave now. Get out of here.’
“I’m like, ‘OK’ and he got really snotty, and he says, ‘Well, I’ll give you a ticket,’ and I say, ‘Give me a ticket, you gotta trespass me first.”
He then drove to a nearby Thalypo gas station where the U.S. Fish and Wildlife officer confronted him.
The flames begin with the officer — sporting a shaved head and black sunglasses — pointing his taser at the man.
“You’re gonna go to jail, all I’m asking for is your license right now to identify you …” the officer shouts.
“What am I being arrested for?” Coyl said.
“You are not cooperating for having committed a crime …” the officer says back.
“What? A misdemeanor? A misdemeanor a–hole. It’s a $10 …” he says, before the crack of the officer’s stun gun deploying cuts him off.
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Resisting is resisting. You don’t argue with these idiots for more than 15 seconds. AFter that, you do what’s needed to gain compliance.
Good development idea for a new police weapon. A taser that first shoots a flammable liquid on the assailant.
“Hands up, don’t shoot!”
It was a sovereign citizen fool and his cell phone must have been tazed along with him.
Arguing with police is the absolute stupidest things you can do in life. Take your ticket and if you feel it isn’t right, go to the judge.
Seems cops sure tolerate a lot of resisting from people of crayons and trannies today
I my long haired early 70s youth any back talk got a beating
We were very polite southern hippies lol
My guess is he was pumping gas when he was tasered.
Seig Heil and seize HELL!
“STOP RESISTING!!!!! STOP RESISITING!!!!”
I always say split the difference. You can argue with the police as you comply with their lawful commands.
“Resisting w/o violence” works in Florida...
Outside a gas pump is a Class I Div. 2 hazardous area. You’ll have that.
a little light on details. Was the gate signed ?
did the officer ask for ID before the man left
why did officer chase the man?
why was the officer such a dumbass?
I have read incidents like this before where cops have tasered people pumping gas, in that case I think it was a motorcyclist and a case of mistaken identity.
Maybe he was auditioning for the next Fantastic Four movie.
“Be sure of your target and its surroundings.” Tasers, gas pumps, naaah...
These police are dealing with so much scum. I truly feel sorry for them.
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