Welcoming a New Gage County Sheriff's Deputy....by Taser

BEATRICE - What a way to start a new job.
Dion Stege was introduced to the Gage County Board Wednesday as the newest deputy in the county sheriff’s office.
The second order of business…taking a shot in the back from a taser.

"Taser....taser...taser....(shot).....it's counting down, it's five seconds...now it's done"

Taking the hit delivered by Deputy John Chavez is part of the required training to be a deputy who can carry and deploy a taser.
The taser fires two probes that deliver a charge disabling the person hit be them.

Chavez says, "It's two probes that come out of 25-foot cartridge. The effect of it is to incapacitate your for a period of five seconds".
Two deputies held onto Stege to keep him from falling after the hit. Chavez says the public can purchase a taser online, but if you threaten the use of one against a law enforcement officer, the officer is justified in using deadly force against you.

The taser is a non-lethal way for police to subdue a suspect.

Deputies are also trained to remove the taser projectiles from a person, if they are hit in areas such as the back, legs or arms.
Stege is a graduate of Beatrice High School. Chavez is the department’s certified training officer on the use of a taser.