Shirtless Sussex Man Stunned with Taser by Deputies

A 31-year-old Sussex man is facing charges after he had to be stunned with a Taser when he refused to take his hands out of his pockets in front of Waukesha County Sheriff’s deputies.

Adam J. Leifer was charged in Waueksha County Circuit Court Monday with one count of obstructing and officer and one count of disorderly conduct domestic abuse. If convicted, he faces up to one year in prison and $11,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

At 12:10 a.m. Monday, officers were called to an apartment in the N6400 block of Pewaukee Road after Leifer got into a fight with his girlfriend and was using some sort of tool to try and pry open the bedroom door where she had locked herself.

Upon arriving at the apartment, officers kicked down the door and found Leifer staring at them with no shirt on and his hands in his pants pockets. When he refused to take his hands out, a deputy stunned him with a Taser in order to take him into custody.

Leifer, who had a blood alcohol level of 0.176 at the time of the incident, told officers he had also consumed five pills of Lorazepam prior to the incident.

He was freed from Waukesha County Jail Tuesday on a $500 cash bond and $1,500 signature bond.