Cop In Camden County Charged After Tasing ATV Rider: Authorities

CHESILHURST, NJ — A Chesilhurst police officer has been charged with aggravated assault after firing a taser at an ATV rider, causing the 23-year-old man to crash, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

The man, who was not identified by authorities, suffered a fractured vertebra, a fractured collar bone, and a concussion in the crash, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said.

Police Officer Tyquan McIntosh, 28 of Minotola, was on patrol around 11 p.m. on Aug. 12 when he came across the man riding the unregistered all-terrain vehicle (ATV) in the street, authorities said. He followed the man in his patrol car until the ATV stalled, authorities said.

McIntosh got out of his car and approached the man, offering to help him get off the ATV, authorities said. However, the man managed to restart the ATV and began driving away, authorities said.

At that point, McIntosh used his Axon X2 Taser on the man, causing him to flip and crash his ATV, authorities said.

The man was taken to Cooper University Hospital in Camden, where he was treated for his injuries, authorities said.

Statewide policy states an officer can’t use a Conducted Energy Device (CED), such as a taser, against anyone who is driving any type of vehicle, including an ATV, unless the use of deadly force is authorized, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

McIntosh was charged by complaint-summons with third-degree aggravated assault on Monday.