Officer uses Taser to fight man with hammer

A Shelbyville man received a shock when police used a Taser to subdue him after he attacked an officer with a hammer, police say.

Guthrie Ford, 63, of 800 Main Street in Shelbyville was arrested Sunday and slapped with numerous charges all stemming from the alleged hammer attack.

The report says the incident began when Kevin Redmond looked out a window at his residence on 9th Street and saw Ford sitting in his car. Redmond said he went to his car and asked Ford to get out, but that Ford threatened him with a hammer.

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