Virginia officer charged in use of stun gun on black man

A white Virginia police officer was charged with assault and battery in connection with the use of a stun gun on a black man, authorities have announced. Fairfax County police Officer Tyler Timberlake was trying to get the man into an ambulance to go to a detox centre on Friday, according to body camera video shown at a news conference late Saturday.

Timberlake is seen striking the man with a stun gun and then getting on top of him, along with the officer wearing the body camera. Once Timberlake is on top of the man, he presses the stun gun into the back of his neck and fires again.