Newly released body camera video shows police officers in West Jordan, Utah use a Taser on an armed arsonist before rescuing him from the fire he started.
Officers responded to a domestic violence call at a residence near 6700 South and 3200 West on Dec. 31 around 5:40 p.m. to find the suspect in the process of setting the home on fire, according to KSTU-TV.
Officials said that officers kicked a door in to enter the home when they discovered 36-year-old Brandon Morgan holding a long blade in his hand as the fire began to grow.
Morgan threatened one of the officers with the weapon and a Taser was quickly deployed, sending the suspect to the floor. The officers then pulled him out of the home before it was engulfed in flames.
"It was a very chaotic situation," Officer Ian Adams told the news station. "Initially only two officers arrived and contacted the suspect inside the home, third officer arrived shortly thereafter, and those three were engaged in a fight with the suspect inside while the fire was still burning, taking the whole house."
The officers were treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation and Morgan was transported to a local hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation and burns.
Morgan was booked into jail on felony charges that include aggravated arson, aggravated assault and aggravated cruelty to animals.
Two family members made it safely out of the home before the fire start. Three dogs and a cat belonging to the family were killed in the blaze.
The incident is currently under investigation.
