Crime & Safety
Man Stunned with Taser After Allegedly Shoplifting and Punching a Cop
Suspect allegedly stole $2,100 in merchandise from Boston Store before running onto the median of South 76th Street Saturday and getting shocked by officers.
A 45-year-old Milwaukee man is facing multiple charges after he was stunned with a Taser twice, defecated himself twice, then punched a Greendale cop in the face after he was caught trying to steal $2,100 in merchandise from .
Raul Monroe Cordero-Duvergel was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Tuesday with one count of battery to a law enforcement officer, one count of retail theft and one count of resisting an officer. If convicted, he faces up to 7 ½ years in prison and $30,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
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A Greendale police officer on patrol Saturday in the parking lot was called to Boston Store after an employee there saw Cordero-Duvergel place a suit inside a bag and then walk out of the store. Once he got out of the store and saw officers there, he began to run despite commands for him to stop.
Cordero-Duvergel then ran past a mall security officer, knocking the officer and himself down and hitting his head. He eventually ran onto the median of South 76th Street where he was stunned with a Taser and taken into custody.
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Police found $2,100 worth of stolen merchandise in the bag.
Cordero-Duvergel was then taken to St. Luke’s Medical Center for treatment and was handcuffed to a bed. He defecated himself twice, then needed to be released to use the bathroom.
When he was free of the handcuffs, Cordero-Duvergel then broke free from two police officers and then punched another officer in the face before running down the hall.
He was stunned with a Taser again and stopped from escaping.
He’s currently being held in Milwaukee County Jail on $2,500 bond.