An article posted June 18th by thespectrum.com:ST. GEORGE - Audio recordings of a Tasering incident that resulted in the death of Brian Cardall [pictured], age 32, released Wednesday by his family, indicate that the man was shot twice with the weapon and apparently stopped breathing at the scene.
The incident began when Cardall's wife, Anna, called police dispatch and said her husband was having a "serious psychosis."
The couple was stopped on state Route 59 on their way home to Flagstaff, Ariz., when the incident occurred.
Cardall's wife can be heard telling the dispatcher her husband was running in the road, had taken his clothes off and was trying to direct traffic.
"I'm really scared he's going to jump in front of a moving car," she is heard saying.
The recordings captured officers ordering Cardall to "get down on the ground ... police officers, get down on the ground, now."
Cardall is heard responding: "This is a standoff - don't shoot me."
A clear pop sound is heard followed by an unidentified officer saying, "Taser deployed."
The recording continues as an officer commands Cardall to stay on the ground. Then, the Taser is deployed again.
Officers go on to tell Cardall's wife to get back in the car and take care of her baby. She is heard saying, "Thank you so much. ... please let him be OK."
Officers are heard talking about how Cardall wasn't breathing.
An officer in the recording says, "He (Cardall) went down, now he's not breathing, no pulse." It continues with officers talking about the Taser deployment.
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