Police used Taser to subdue unruly llama in Florida

When Scooter the llama broke out of his penned-in yard in Tallahassee, it took six county sheriff's deputies and an electric weapon to get him back in again.



The 6-foot-tall, 7-year-old llama outran the authorities for a while, even leaping over a 4-foot fence to avoid capture. It was a face off between man and beast. Deputies, trying to get the llama in a trailer. The llama got the best of the deputies at first even spitting in their face.

"I've been doing this 20 years and they said there is going to be a lot of excitement in this job, but no one ever told me I would get spit in the face by a llama and trampled by one," said Deputy Tony Drzewiecki from the Leon County Sheriff's Office.


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Traffic was backed up while deputies finally cornered the six foot tall animal. The deputies had to resort to using a Taser to subdue the giant. The llama has been reunited with his owner, Jack Conrad, who faces no citations or fines for his loose pet.