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Video: Naked Man Attacks Officer, Shot With Stun Gun

Posted: 6:06 pm EDT June 9, 2006Updated: 6:17 pm EDT June 9, 2006

Authorities have released video of a 2005 incident in which a police officer was attacked by a man who was not wearing any clothes.


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The video was taken from a camera mounted on an officer's dashboard. It shows an Austin police officer arriving on the scene where 28-year-old Chris Maxwell is trying to break into a daycare.

The officer tries to shot Maxwell, who was high on drugs, with a stun gun, but he starts to punch and kick the officer and tries to take her gun.

When backup officers arrive, Maxwell is shot again with a stun gun and arrested.

The officer suffered a fractured arm and other minor injuries.

Maxwell was convicted for the assault and is serving time in jail.

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