Man With Meth Tased, Arrested In Kroger Parking Lot: Sheriff

LOGANVILLE, GA — A Lawrenceville man whose car contained 4.5 ounces of meth and more than $16,000 in cash had to be tasered before he was arrested Monday in the parking lot of the Loganville Kroger, officials said.

William Long, 30, was charged with aggravated assault, trafficking an illegal substance, obstruction and interference with government property, according to The Gwinnett Daily Post.

Acting on a tip, Walton County Sheriff’s deputies surrounded Long’s Ford Mustang convertible at the Kroger gas pumps with their patrol cars, lights flashing. Long responded by accelerating and ramming one of the patrol cars.

Long’s Mustang eventually came to a stop, and he attempted to escape on foot. One deputy threatened releasing a police dog on him. Long wouldn’t stop running.

Instead — because of the amount of traffic in the Kroger parking lot — a deputy tripped Long, causing him to fall. Several deputies tried to handcuff Long but couldn’t do it until they tased him.

Then, Long tried to run while handcuffed.

Finally, a deputy tackled Long and placed him in a patrol car. As a precaution, Long was then taken to a nearby hospital.

As one deputy wrote in the incident report, “the amount of Strength Mr. Long possessed caught me by surprise.”

According to the incident report, deputies found 4.5 ounces of meth and $16,570 in cash in Long's Mustang.

In a Facebook post, the sheriff’s office thanked its “committed and very well-trained deputies” — and noted that, “by the way, he was wearing a mask for his health.”

Whether the post referred to a deputy or to Long wasn’t clear.

As of Monday, Long was being held without bond in the Walton County jail.