By Nathan Hardin
nhardin@salisburypost.com
A Salisbury man was arrested Thursday after being shocked three times by Salisbury Police and beaten by bystanders.
According to the report, Nathaniel Lemuel Setzer, 27, assaulted his wife, broke into a nearby home and resisted arrest by Salisbury Police.
The report said Setzer arrived at the 100 block of East 11th Street in a black SUV. Setzer was angered after dropping his cellphone when leaving the car, and then proceeded to punch the driver of the SUV in the face.
Setzer then walked to the vehicle parked behind the SUV, and punched a passenger sitting in the car and then proceeded to a nearby vehicle and began hitting and vandalizing the car’s hood. The report said Setzer appeared to be in a drug-related state.
According to the report, the assaulted passengers then beat Setzer with a chain on East 11th Street. Those passengers were not at the scene when officers arrived.
Angela Michele Goodman, Setzer’s wife, 129 E. 11th St., initially reported Setzer to police for assaulting her.
When Salisbury Police arrived, Goodman and Setzer’s sister, Bonnie Rice, approached police and said Setzer was acting “out of his mind.”
As authorities spoke to the relatives, they heard glass breaking from a nearby abandoned home.
According to a report, Setzer jumped through a window at 117 East 11th St. while fleeing police.
Salisbury Police Officers T. Ogg, Stillwell and Schenck caught up with Setzer and shocked him.
Setzer rolled over, pulled the electric probes from his chest and began fighting the officers. He was shocked again by police, but Setzer again pulled the barbs from his chest.
Authorities then shocked Setzer a final time and were able to handcuff him.
Setzer was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem for injuries sustained from the assault by bystanders.
Salisbury Police said Setzer is expected to be charged with assault, resisting, obstructing and delaying an officer and attempted burglary.