Maricopa police tased a man accused of illegally sipping beer and threatening to “f*ck up” cops

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Body-worn camera footage shows the moment police officers tased and arrested Johnny Contreras, 41, at a Maricopa Walmart in March.

Contreras on March 2 was repurposing a park bench near the cart return as a barstool, swigging from a can of Steel Reserve beer when two Maricopa Police Department officers approached him.

Contreras that night had been kicked out of the store, 41650 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Highway.

In the newly released bodycam footage, Contreras is immediately grabbed by responding officers when he stands up quickly to reach for his ID card. As Contreras tenses, the two officers tackle him to the ground.

“Treat me like a human,” says Contreras as officers jostle to put handcuffs on his wrists. “You f*cking thug. I’ll f*ck you up.”

That was the moment when officers fired a taser gun into Contreras’ back. His injuries were examined at Exceptional Community Hospital in Maricopa, where a nurse responded simply: “He’s fine”.

Contreras was charged with felony resisting arrest and misdemeanor public drinking. He faced up to 22 months in prison. In Maricopa Municipal Court, Contreras pleaded guilty June 19 to misdemeanor criminal trespass in a plea bargain.