A Florida man has been fighting for his life after he was ‘cooked alive’ earlier this year when police allegedly shot him with a stun gun, according to his lawyers.
Jean Barreto, 26, has third-degree burns over 75% of his body following a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies in February,‘While being cooked alive, Mr Barreto sustained third degree burns on approximately 75% of his body, front and back from his feet to the bottom of his neck,’ his attorney, Mark Nejame said.
According to police, they were trying to arrest Barreto because he was part of a group of bikers who were pointing guns at other people. Three more deputies arrived and one deployed their stun gun on Barreto, causing flames to engulf almost his entire body.
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