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St.Benedict, pray for us.
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Our Lady of Mt.Carmel, intercede for us.
Holy Trinity, One God, Deliver us from all evil. Amen.
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Holy Trinity, One God, Deliver us from all evil. Amen.
'Very strong' man tasered
during attack on deacon
St. Alphonsus Church deacon Gerard Charette was
attacked Wednesday while giving mass.
Photograph by: Dax Melmer, The Windsor Star , The
Windsor Star
Tactical
officers had to taser a man with seemingly superhuman strength who yelled and
chanted as he allegedly assaulted a deacon during a Catholic Church service.
"They
had to restrain him, unfortunately, because he was very, very strong,"
deacon Gerard Charette of St. Alphonsus church, said Thursday.
"He
was very uncontrollable, so he could have really hurt someone.
"So
they made sure that didn't happen. I think things worked out OK. He's getting
treatment, I think."
Windsor
police said charges are pending against the 46-year-old Windsor man.
It's unknown
if he was under the influence of drugs or other substances.
A priest
had given the man communion near the end of noon mass at the downtown church.
"Then
he became quite vocal, yelling and weeping, fell to the ground, rigid,"
said Charette. "We tried to escort him to the back. Again he fell down. He
kind of tore my vestment a little bit."
Police
were called at 12: 47 p.m. Wednesday to St. Alphonsus church at 85 Park St. E.
The report was for a man causing a disruption.
Two
officers arrived minutes later to see parishioners pouring out of the church.
The adults looked distraught. Children were crying. Someone told police to
"get inside quick."
The
officers ran in and found a man at the front of the church near the altar. With
his back to police, he was sweating profusely and chanting loudly in an
"intimidating voice," police said.
He had
his arms wrapped around the deacon.
"He
had me in a lock, but I don't know that he had any intention to harm me,"
said Charette. "He was in his own world.
"He
was yelling and weeping. In the heat of the moment, I didn't catch exactly what
he was saying."
He
wouldn't let go. "It's very concerning because the behaviour that was
described was aggressive, disruptive and confrontational," said Sgt.
Matthew D'Asti. "Police indicated when they arrived there was a sense of
concern or urgency on the face of the deacon."
D'Asti
said the deacon signalled to police that he needed help. Police ordered the man
to let go. He ignored them. One of the officers grabbed the man.
"The
guy released his grasp on the deacon, then the fight was on," said D'Asti.
There was
a fierce struggle. Several other officers were called in.
"It
took several officers to control the individual," said D'Asti. "He
was fighting back with what one officer described as enormous strength. He was
sweating profusely. He was chanting some type of chant that wasn't very
coherent."
Not even
the arrival of the Emergency Services Unit was enough to make the man give in.
"When
the tac team members arrived, they warned him, and he ignored their commands as
well," said D'Asti. "They felt it necessary to deploy the Taser,
which was effective immediately."
Police
put him in handcuffs but that wasn't the end of the fight.
"As
soon as he started to recover, again he began struggling while in handcuffs and
was trying to actively escape, and was chanting more chants," said D'Asti.
Police
eventually got him under control and escorted him to the hospital for
assessment.
"We're
grateful no one in the congregation was harmed," said Charette. "I
don't think they were in serious jeopardy, although you can't tell that in the
heat of the moment."
Charette
said he talked to the man's regular pastor from another church on Thursday to
see what else they can do for him.
"I
knew things would work out all right," said Charette. "We have a good
congregation, great pastor and I just had confidence that the Lord would make
everything work out OK."
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