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Police: Woman Threatened with Taser Near Chamberlain High School

The incident occurred on Monday at the school, 9401 N. Boulevard.

A woman was attacked near Chamberlain High School on Monday afternoon, according to Tampa police.

Around 12:48 p.m., an unidentified man approached a woman from the side and grabbed her, telling her to stop walking, police said.

The woman pushed him off of her and noticed he was holding a Taser, police said.

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The man told her to give him money or he would blast her with the Taser, police said. The woman ran away and reported with the incident, police said.

A student resource officer and school security officer spotted the man, who ran from them, police said.

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Eventually, the man was detained and arrested. He was charged with attempted armed robbery, possession of a weapon on school grounds and resisting without violence.


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