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Darth Vader Tased and Pepper Sprayed By Florida Highway Patrol (WATCH)

First Posted: 1/6/12 10:36 AM ET Updated: 1/6/12 02:24 PM ET

Micheal Cole

Early Thursday morning at 2:45 a.m., a construction worker informed a Florida Highway Patrol trooper that there was a drunk Darth Vader walking in the road in Orlando, the FHP reports. It was Michael Cole, a 28-year-old who had donned a Star Wars mask and appeared to be intoxicated.

According to the arrest affidavit, the trooper asked Cole to move off the road. Cole did not comply and instead, hurled profanities at the trooper. After Cole suddenly lied down in the roadway, the arresting trooper wrote, he told Cole to get up and instead Cole attempted to punch and kick him.

The trooper tased Cole in response, but the Taser had no effect through Cole's thick winter coat. Eventually, Cole lay down again, and the trooper was able to put him in handcuffs.

But despite the handcuffs, Cole continued to kick the trooper, who said he warned Cole to calm down or else he would use pepper spray. When Cole continued kicking, the trooper used his pepper spray and Cole finally surrendered to the arrest.

Complaining of shortness of breath, Cole was transported to Florida Hospital South for medical evaluation before being taken to jail. He is charged with felony resisting arrest and felony battery on a police officer.

NBCMiami reports that "FHP spokeswoman Sgt. Kim Montes said no cape or lightsaber were found at the scene, but did say that Cole's mom came and picked up his Vader mask."

According to the Orlando Sentinel, Cole's mother Doreen Williams said her son's errant behavior was not caused by alcohol but by a manic episode. Cole is undergoing psychological observation.

Cole was previously charged with DUI and other incidents of battery on a law enforcement officer, according to his inmate history report.

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Early Thursday morning at 2:45 a.m., a construction worker informed a Florida Highway Patrol trooper that there was a drunk Darth Vader walking in the road in Orlando, the FHP reports. It was Michael ...
Early Thursday morning at 2:45 a.m., a construction worker informed a Florida Highway Patrol trooper that there was a drunk Darth Vader walking in the road in Orlando, the FHP reports. It was Michael ...
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6 hours ago(11:01 PM)
Officer 1: "Ok Vader, now I'm just going to handcuff you..."
Officer 2: "It's a TRAP!!"
7 hours ago( 9:58 PM)
He is a rough looking 28.
7 hours ago( 9:47 PM)
He looks like Bobby Brown.
10 hours ago( 7:05 PM)
Wordless. Except for, hahahaha!:­p
10 hours ago( 6:57 PM)
How do you attack someone while you are laying down ?
10 hours ago( 7:15 PM)
I bet that if I'm lying on my back and you're close to me (as would be required if I'm attempting to arrest you), I could make you wish that you had a few extra inches of available inseam. The man was lying on the ground, not unconsciou­s.
9 hours ago( 8:11 PM)
If one officer can not handle a man on his back he should put down the donuts & go back to the gym but if a group of officers have to tazz a man already on his back just to get him into cuffs,,tha­t should make the whole department look bad. Its like if you are afraid of getting your hands dirty stay in the office and let the men do theyre jobs.
fd909
Laugh a little!
9 hours ago( 8:04 PM)
Haven't dealt with many violent people have you? Watching CSI and that ilk doesn't count.
9 hours ago( 8:22 PM)
Yes i have,,That­s why i cant stand shows like CSI
10 hours ago( 6:45 PM)
The force was not with him.
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stjoshy
"C is for COOKIEEEEE. thats good enough for me"
10 hours ago( 6:36 PM)
"he hurled profanitie­s at the trooper" ..silly darth vader, thats not nice to put down your underlings­. see why you dont have friends?? .......i dont watch star wars btw but the author practicall­y set that one up
11 hours ago( 6:26 PM)
The stupidity is strong with this one...sorr­y, couldn't resist. :-)
11 hours ago( 6:09 PM)
Guess he did not know the OWS crowd had left and he was the on Flea Bagger left to cheer on Obama
10 hours ago( 7:19 PM)
And yet another political comment, made by a dullard, on a story that has nothing to do with politics. "And he was the on Flea Bagger....­" Clearly written by someone not representa­tive of the brightest bulb in the chandelier­.
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bluefalcon06
7 hours ago(10:08 PM)
I flagged him, did you?
11 hours ago( 5:47 PM)
NBCMiami reports that "FHP spokeswoma­n Sgt. Kim Montes said no cape or lightsaber were found at the scene, but did say that Cole's mom came and picked up his Vader mask."

Hopefully they are found before they get into the hands of a child.

Poor Vader, man gets his home blown up twice by his brat kid on top of losing his job for merely throwing his boss down a shaft. Can't a Darth get a break during these hard economic times ?
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hiker326
"Because we are food for worms, lads." D.P.S.
12 hours ago( 5:10 PM)
Holy Geez... what kind of idiot would do something like this......­....... (putting my Jameson down and taking off my Storm Trooper outfit). Darth Vader always has to mess it up for everyone..­.. DAMN THE DARK SIDE!!!!
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Havnagudtim
Micro-bio crispy-fried with sharp brown sauce.
6 hours ago(11:10 PM)
Surely 'tis better to light a saber than curse the Darkside..­.?
12 hours ago( 5:07 PM)
There is no way a trooper tased Vader, everyone knows how easlily he could kill them...thi­s story is false!
12 hours ago( 5:04 PM)
This is exactly why I stopped drinking tequila.
12 hours ago( 4:39 PM)
I did'nt think Dart Vader was a real person, I guess I was wrong.
13 hours ago( 4:26 PM)
maybe the alcohol killed all the midochlori­ans in his system