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Body cam footage shows moments before Osceola County Wawa tasing fire

Body cam footage shows moments before Osceola County Wawa tasing fire
WESH 2’S MICHELLE IMPERATO JOINS US NOW TO WALK US THROUGH ISTH EXTRELEMY GRAPHIC VIO.DE >> IT REALLY IS SUMMER. TONIGHT, WE NOW HAVE TWO DIFFERENT VANTAGE POINTS SHOWING EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE, DURING AND DIRECTLY AFTER THAT MOTORCYCLIST AND A DEPUTY CAUGHT ON FIRE AT THAT WAWA GAS STATN. AND AGAIN, WE CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH THAT THIS VIDEO YOU ARE -- THIS VIDEO IS DISTURBING AND GRAPHIC. AT FIRST SHOWS THE MOTORCYCLIST, -- MOTORCYCLIST, JEAN BARRO,ET ON THE GROUND AS HE’BEINGS ARRESTED. MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN FOR THE TASER BEING DEPLOYED THE FIRST TIME, THE COMMANDS OFFICERS GIVE HIM AND THEN LOOK AT WHERE THE GASOLINE IS ON THE GROUN >> GET ON THE GROUND. >> KILLED THE PUMP. >> THERE’S GAS. >> GIVE ME YOUR HAND.
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Body cam footage shows moments before Osceola County Wawa tasing fire
WARNING: The bodycam footage above may be disturbing to some viewers and is graphicWESH 2 obtained bodycam video from a fiery confrontation involving Osceola County sheriff's deputies. A motorcyclist accused of riding recklessly caught on fire when police tased him near a gas pump. The video shows the motorcyclist, 26-year-old Jean Baretto, on the ground as he's being arrested and the moments prior to the fire caused by the Taser.Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez said this week that Osceola County sheriff's deputy David Crawford will be charged in the incident. "He was aware there was gas in the immediate area, he says 'kill the pump, there's gas,' he then grabbed a discarded taser and told the suspect, 'you're about to get tased again dude,'" Lopez said. "His actions were reckless and the disregard for life rises to the level of culpable negligence."Crawford will be placed on paid leave.The sheriff says he’s keeping the injured rider in his thoughts but says he must enforce the laws.Lopez said the department's investigation concludes Baretto should be charged with fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement, reckless driving and resisting without violence.Attorneys for Baretto claim he never committed a crime and is now living in daily extreme pain and fighting for his life. Mark NeJame and attorney Albert Yonfa now represent Barreto who they say initially was not expected to survive and has been hospitalized for 80 days with third-degree burns over 75% of his body.NeJame went on to say that Lopez now coming out with charges is an attempt to "detract from his and his department's culpability, liability, and responsibility.""If he does choose to bring these false criminal charges, they will be considered retaliatory, unjustified, and vindictive," he said.

WARNING: The bodycam footage above may be disturbing to some viewers and is graphic

WESH 2 obtained bodycam video from a fiery confrontation involving Osceola County sheriff's deputies.

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A motorcyclist accused of riding recklessly caught on fire when police tased him near a gas pump.

The video shows the motorcyclist, 26-year-old Jean Baretto, on the ground as he's being arrested and the moments prior to the fire caused by the Taser.

Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez said this week that Osceola County sheriff's deputy David Crawford will be charged in the incident.

"He was aware there was gas in the immediate area, he says 'kill the pump, there's gas,' he then grabbed a discarded taser and told the suspect, 'you're about to get tased again dude,'" Lopez said. "His actions were reckless and the disregard for life rises to the level of culpable negligence."

Crawford will be placed on paid leave.

The sheriff says he’s keeping the injured rider in his thoughts but says he must enforce the laws.

Lopez said the department's investigation concludes Baretto should be charged with fleeing and attempting to elude law enforcement, reckless driving and resisting without violence.

Attorneys for Baretto claim he never committed a crime and is now living in daily extreme pain and fighting for his life.

Mark NeJame and attorney Albert Yonfa now represent Barreto who they say initially was not expected to survive and has been hospitalized for 80 days with third-degree burns over 75% of his body.

NeJame went on to say that Lopez now coming out with charges is an attempt to "detract from his and his department's culpability, liability, and responsibility."

"If he does choose to bring these false criminal charges, they will be considered retaliatory, unjustified, and vindictive," he said.