Recordings show Cardall hit twice with Taser before dying

Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:28 p.m. MDT
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Brian Cardall, who died after being Tasered twice by police in a short period of time, pleaded with law enforcers "don't shoot me" and talked about being involved in a standoff just prior to being Tasered.

Cardall family members Wednesday released dramatic 911 tapes and police recordings of the incident to the media. The tapes reveal a chaotic and emotional situation that played out on the side and in the middle of state Route 59 near Hurricane.

Anna Cardall's 911 call (explicit content)

Officer's recording (explicit content)

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Cardall, 32, his wife, Anna, and their 2-year-old daughter were traveling back to their home in Flagstaff, Ariz., on June 9.

"He's freaking out, he's just freaking out," Anna Cardall told dispatchers. "He's full-blown lost it."

Anna Cardall described a frantic scene of her husband taking off all his clothes and running into traffic trying to either flag down vehicles or direct traffic. She told dispatchers that her daughter was locked safely in the car, but Anna Cardall was scared and worried her husband was going to be hit by another vehicle.

"Stop, Brian, you're going to get hurt," she can be heard crying on the 911 recording. "Brian, please stop."

Anna Cardall told the dispatcher her husband had bipolar disorder and was "just having a freak out. I've given him his medicine. It'll take an hour to kick in." She also told dispatchers her husband did not have a weapon.

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Brian Cardall with his wife, Anna, and daughter Ava in an undated family photo. Cardall died June 9 fter being sho twice by a Taser.

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