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Taser Used After Traffic Stop Suspect Flees

KNOXVILLE (KDKA) – A routine traffic stop ended with police using a Taser to subdue a driver Wednesday morning in Knoxville.

Police attempted to stop a vehicle at the intersection of Bausman and Knox Streets around 1 a.m.

However, when the driver tried to flee the scene on foot, police used a Taser to subdue him.

The suspect may have also flashed a gun at police, before he was arrested on Rochelle Street.

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