Campbell Police stun man who reportedly resisted arrest

By Sarah Lehr

slehr@vindy.com

CAMPBELL

A police officer used a stun weapon on a man Monday after the man reportedly resisted arrest after a traffic stop.

Touraj Nasseri, 51, of Hubbard was arraigned Tuesday in Campbell Municipal Court on misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest, obstructing official business, possession of drug paraphernalia and improper use of a turn signal.

Officer Benjamin Esposito pulled Nasseri over about 10:15 p.m. near McCartney Road for failure to use a turn signal when changing lanes. Officer Eric Manning also arrived to assist.

According to a police report, Esposito told Nasseri three times to get out of the car, when Nasseri lunged to grab objects from inside the glove-box area.

Esposito, fearing Nasseri may have reaching for a weapon, grabbed his left arm. He still could see Nasseri’s right hand, but was unsure if it contained a weapon. The officer then took Nasseri to the ground.

The report says that Manning used his stun weapon on Nasseri’s back twice after Nasseri reportedly did not comply with orders to move his hands from underneath his chest to behind his back.

Nasseri had an active warrant out of Liberty for failure to appear on a theft charge. The officers also reported he had possible drug paraphernalia in his car.

Nasseri was released Monday after posting 10 percent of a $3,750 bond. He will appear for a pretrial hearing Nov. 15.