DISABLED MAN TASERED TO DEATH FOR FALLING OFF BICYCLE

Scotland Neck, N.C. — A 61-year-old Halifax County man died Tuesday, a day after police shocked him with a stun gun while he was riding his bike, family members said. Scotland Neck Police Chief Joe Williams said they received a call Monday night about a man who fell off of his bicycle and injured himself in the parking lot of the BB&T bank, 1001 Main St. The caller was concerned that the man was drunk. When Officer John Turner arrived, he saw Roger Anthony pedaling away along 10th Street. When Anthony didn't stop, the officer used a stun gun on him, causing him to fall off of his bike. Anthony was transported to Pitt County Memorial Hospital, where he was declared brain dead, his sister Gladys Freeman said. He was taken off of life support on Tuesday. Freeman said her brother was disabled, suffered from seizures and had trouble hearing. She said he was riding his bike home from her house on Sunday night. Anthony lived alone in an independent living community.

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