He said the trooper had the right to enforce state law and didn't have to wait for another agency to respond. But he does take issue with the use of the taser.
The trooper fired one shot that caused the boy to fall, hitting his head on a stone fireplace on the way down.
"Officers oftentimes will use the taser to force compliance. The kid's still not resisting, so there really was no need to tase him a second time," he said. "So the use of the taser the second time was excessive. The first time was excessive, but the second time was just totally uncalled for."