Man Tasered twice during bar fight

NORWALK – Police said they had to fire a Taser stun gun at a man twice during a bar fight Saturday, because his girlfriend pulled the probes off of him the first time he was hit by them.

Police were called to The Loft at 97 Washington St. at 1:34 a.m. on a report of a disturbance.

When the first officer arrived, a security employee pointed out a customer who had allegedly struck him.

The officer reported that in order to get to the man identified, he had to “remove from his path” a woman later identified as the man’s girlfriend.

The officer said when he confronted the man, identified as Ishwa Entzminger, Entzminger broke away and punched the security person a second time.

The officer said he warned Entzminger he would deploy a Taser against him if he did not stop. The officer said Entzminger then approached him and appeared ready to strike him, so he fired his Taser.

He reported Entzminger was subdued by Taser, but his girlfriend, identified as Diane LaClair, pulled the barbed probes off of him, and Entzminger again became aggressive.

Another officer then fired his Taser at Entzminger, which brought him to the ground, and he was handcuffed.

Entzminger was brought to Norwalk Hospital to have the probes removed while LaClair was taken into custody.

The security employee told the officers the incident began when he observed Entzminger lift LaClair off the floor. He said he warned Entzminger to stop it, and Entzminger replied, “Yo, [racial slur], that’s my girl. Get out of my face.”

The security employee said he then told Entzminger to leave and Entzminger punched him in the face.

Entzminger, 38, of Taylor Ave., was charged with third-degree assault, second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer. He was held on $10,000 bond and given a court date of Oct. 11.

LaClair, 23, of Charles Street, was charged with second-degree breach of peace and interfering with an officer. She was held on $500 bond and given a court date of Oct. 11.

Courtesy: The Hour – Harold F. Cobin – Updated 3:25 pm, Saturday, October 1, 2016