{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"The News Journal","provider_url":"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net","title":"Police use Taser to subdue armed suspect &ndash; The News Journal","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4HFucpVQ4J\"><a href=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/police-use-taser-to-subdue-armed-suspect\/\">Police use Taser to subdue armed suspect<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/qa.thenewsjournal.net\/police-use-taser-to-subdue-armed-suspect\/embed\/#?secret=4HFucpVQ4J\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Police use Taser to subdue armed suspect&#8221; &#8212; The News Journal\" data-secret=\"4HFucpVQ4J\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Kentucky State Police used a Taser to subdue an armed Rockholds man wanted on an indictment warrant. George Messer, 58, was arrested outside his home on Bear Hollow Road Thursday night on charges of second-degree fleeing or evading police, resisting arrest, trafficking in marijuana \u2013 8 ounces to 5 pounds, and possession of drug paraphernalia. In addition, Messer was served with a warrant out of Whitley County Circuit Court charging him with first-degree possession of a controlled substance \u2013 methamphetamine. According to the arrest citation, Williamsburg Police and Kentucky State Police went to Messer\u2019s residence to serve the warrants on him and Liza Godfrey. According to the arrest citation, when officers arrived they saw a male subject, later identified as Messer, running to the woods. \u201cI gave chase screaming, \u201cState Police, Stop,\u201d but male subject I recognized as George Messer ignored commands and continued to flee. I was able to close the distance on him when he fell to the ground,\u201d Trooper James Creekmore wrote in the arrest citation. \u201cI could see the subject was armed with a handgun on his side.\u201d Creekmore added that the gun was a Glock 27 .40-caliber, and had a round in the chamber. Creekmore stated that Messer continue to ignore his commands to show officers his hands and lie face down on the ground. \u201cTaser was used to gain compliance and effect the arrest,\u201d Creekmore stated. \u201cSubject admitted to hearing my commands and continuing to flee because he didn\u2019t want to go to jail.\u201d When asked by officers, Creekmore stated that Messer admitted that he had two syringes in his pants pocket and marijuana inside his residence. Upon receiving consent from Messer to search the residence, officers reported finding 17 ounces of marijuana, a set of digital scales, weights to check the accuracy of the scales and a loaded .22-caliber revolver. Messer is being held in the Whitley County Detention Center on a $25,000 cash bond.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.thenewsjournal.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Messer-for-web-150x128.jpg"}