ORLANDO Fla.
A University of Florida student who was shocked with a Taser after persistently questioning Sen. John Kerry will avoid criminal charges by apologizing and complying with terms of a voluntary 18-month probation, authorities said Tuesday.
Andrew Meyer, 21, yelled “Don’t Tase me, bro!” as he scuffled with officers during the campus speech last month. In letters to the university, its president and the campus police department, he apologized, attorney Robert Griscti said.
“I made the decision to supersede the rules, and for that I apologize,” Meyer wrote. “I should have acted calmer and obeyed the directives of the officers. If I had, none of the subsequent issues would ever have arisen.”
State Attorney William Cervone said Meyer agreed to conduct himself “in a fashion that demonstrates his ability to behave appropriately and without violating the law” during 18 months of probation.
“If he is successful in doing so, the case against him will be closed without formal court action,” Cervone said in a statement.
Cervone said charges of resisting an officer without violence and interfering with a school function would be dismissed if Meyer complied. University police had recommended he be charged with resisting arrest with violence, a felony, and disturbing the peace and interfering with school administrative functions, a misdemeanor.
