An Augusta-Richmond County deputy deployed his stun gun when responding to a heated altercation near his North Augusta home Friday.
According to the Richmond County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Michael Rollins was off duty when he used his County-issued stun gun on John Blocker.
Blocker, 50, was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct and two counts of third-degree assault and battery.
The incident happened 6:55 a.m. Friday on Gilmore Avenue.
Rollins' wife advised him that there was a disturbance next door, and he went outside to investigate, according to the report.
Rollins observed two men involved in a heated verbal altercation. Rollins went back to his home to retrieve his duty belt that included his Sheriff's Office credentials. Rollins returned to the scene and identified himself as a deputy, according to a press release.
One of the men was holding a brick, in which Rollins asked him to drop, and he immediately complied, according to the report.
Blocker told the deputy that "he did not care who Rollins was" and began approaching him aggressively, according to the release.
Rollins then displayed his stun gun, police said.
Blocker attempted a karate-style kick at the deputy, which resulted in Rollins deploying his stun gun and striking him, according to the report.
The Aiken County Sheriff's Office arrived right as the incident was happening, and it was recorded on the dash camera of that responding deputy, according to the press release.
The Aiken County deputy immediately identified Rollins as an officer by his gun belt and badge that was displayed and approached Blocker, who was lying on the ground. As he began to handcuff Blocker, he became combative, police said.
The Aiken County deputy asked Rollins to re-energize the stun gun, and Rollins stunned Blocker once more; Blocker was then taken into custody without further incident, according to the press release.