Trey Devon Rosenthal was arrested around 2 a.m. on Sept. 13 at the Valero on MacArthur Drive in Alexandria, LA.
APD responded after a clerk reported a large crowd trespassing on private property. The owner already had a no-trespassing letter on file. Officers used the patrol car loudspeaker and sirens to order everyone to leave or be arrested.
Rosenthal was standing next to a running vehicle with the door open, talking to a woman and blocking the lot exit. Officers smelled alcohol and asked for ID. He refused.
They told him he was under arrest and to put his hands behind his back at least 15 times and warned him about the taser multiple times. He did not comply.
Officers deployed a taser. It was ineffective. Rosenthal pulled the wires, rushed toward officers, and threw a punch. Four officers then used tasers (two connected). He went to the ground.
Chief Chad Gremillion said Rosenthal never lost consciousness, officers did not kick him or put knees on him, and they sat him up as soon as he was compliant. He was taken to the hospital, refused treatment, and blew a .120 BAC.
Charges: aggravated resisting a police officer with force or violence, first-offense OWI, resisting an officer, and trespassing/remaining after forbidden. Bond was $7,000.
APD released bodycam and said circulating cellphone videos left out the commands, the resistance, and the punch.