Man With A Machete Tased And Shot In California Grocery Store

A man with a machete was tased and shot in a California grocery store. It took a lot to bring him down!

The incident happened in Thousand Oak's Newbury Park area and bodycam video was captured and released by the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. It sounds like deputies were originally dispatched to a domestic disturbance call involving a white male at the Palm Garden Hotel on Ventu Park Road near 6:30am back on October 24th. While on their way to the call, deputies learned that the man had allegedly used the machete to strike a truck and entered a Ralphs grocery store, per KTLA. How scary would that be to see?

In the surveillance video released by the Sheriff's Department shows the man walking through the store's sliding doors with the weapon in hand as a customer back away (smart decision) and positions a shopping cart between them. When the deputies arrived on scene, they encountered the man outside of the store still armed with the machete and he was not compliant with their demands. That's when they initially used a Taser to try to disable the man with a machete but it was ineffective and then the man ran into another business that had several employees and customers in there. Again, that would be incredibly scary to see while out shopping!

VCSO Sheriff James Fryhoff tells KTLA, "The suspect ran into the business holding the machete advancing towards an employee in a threatening manner and a deputy-involved shooting occurred." After the shooting, the suspect reportedly threw the machete at the deputies but they still rendered medical aid until paramedics arrived. Per KTLA, the suspect has been identified as 50-year-old Joseph Emans was then transported to a nearby hospital for medical treatment. KTLA says Emans allegedly used the machete to break a window during the earlier disturbance that they were called about at the hotel and intentionally lit his vehicle on fire. Emans also reportedly assaulted a man with the machete causing a minor injury at a nearby 76 gas station.

KTLA reports that the man with a machete has been charged with 6 crimes including arson of property of another, vandalism over $400, attempted carjacking, assault with a deadly weapon, assault on an officer and resist, obstruct, and delay of a peace officer. You don't want to run into a man with a machete while out running your errands!

While committing crimes may seem black and white (you either broke the law or you didn't), there are certainly some crimes that are dumber than others. Sometimes it's the crime itself that's wild, other times, it's the people committing said crimes. These are 5 of the craziest, cringeworthy crimes ever committed.

Crimes can happen anywhere, anytime, to anyone. However, it takes a very unique individual, a case study if you will, to commit some of these outrageously dumb crimes. Years ago, these criminals would have been featured on Spike TV or one of those America's Dumbest Criminal shows. Today, I'm not sure if those shows are around...and I'm certain Spike TV isn't around anymore. That's a story for another time.

Crimes can happen for a number of reasons. They may happen out of necessity. They could also happen on accident. These crimes, however, do not fall into those categories. These crimes are different. None of these would accidentally happen. They also aren't a matter of life or death. There's no ethics quiz here, or any matters of 'would you steal bread to support your family?' These crimes, and criminals, aren't straight up cringeworthy.

While all of these crimes are crazy and certainly cringeworthy, they also make for excellent conversation pieces. That's why I've gone and found five examples of the wildest stories that Dave and Chuck the Freak have talked about and made a list highlighting the best of the best. Let's be honest...what's better than reading a story about one of the craziest crimes ever committed? Or, watching Dave and Chuck the Freak talk about some of the dumbest crimes ever committed? Personally, I'm going with the funny storytellers.

They add their own two cents and perspectives on these stories that nobody else could provide. Not even those talking heads on the dumbest criminal shows. Am I the only one who remembers those? I feel like they were a staple on TruTV or VH1, but now all I can find on TruTV is Impractical Jokers, which is awesome but...you get it. Let's not delay! Here's the list!

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Wisconsin who was arrested after lighting his own car on fire and being found naked, covered in liquid soap near a lakae. He is supposedly a licensed psychotherapist, works with 'magic mushrooms' and is "pretty much an expert in magic."

Dave & Chuck the Freak hear about a new Amazon vendor scam involving glue guns and head-lamps, or a potential windfall if you're James.

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Dearborn, Michigan who exposed himself to someone at a Burlington Coat Factory. They are very confused when they learn about their hours and huge social media following. Then, they try to figure out what they even sell there.

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Las Vegas, Nevada who stripped nude and danced on the gaming tables before he was restrained and arrested. Vegas, baby...

Dave & Chuck the Freak talk about a man in Illinois who accidentally shot himself in the leg whilst dreaming of burglars breaking into his house. Living the proverbial dream isn't always what it seems...

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