Police use taser to disarm man with knife

Wednesday 15 November 2017

Jersey Police have used a taser to disarm a 40-year-old man who they say was threatening to cut himself with a knife. It's the first time the weapons have been used in a 'live' situation.

Two firearms officer tackled the man just after 23:30 last night in the Convent Court area in St Helier.

The Police say he was threatening to harm himself, but he allegedly refused to hand over the knife to officers, after what they describe as a "period of negotiation."

One of the officers then decided to discharge his taser, "...to prevent (the man) harming both himself and them."

The man wasn't injured, and is still in Police custody. 

The Police say the incident has already been voluntarily referred to the Jersey Police Complaints Authority.