Crime & Safety

Husband Tasers Wife After Church

While trying to teach his wife how to use a Taser, man accidentally deploys weapon on her.

ST. GEORGE — It wasn't a lazy Sunday after Harry and Mary Thomas of St. George returned from church Feb. 12. 

With the idea to teach his 70-year-old wife how to use a self-defense Taser, 76-year-old Thomas accidentally deployed the weapon, striking the her in the face, according to the Dorchester County Sheriff's Office incident report.

Mary Thomas, who did not sustain serious injury, declined an interview request regarding her ordeal. 

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The Taser C2 used is designed to incapacitate an attacker with a duration of a 30-second charge, according to manufacturer Taser. 


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