LPD: Police tase a man in downtown Lincoln

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The Lincoln Police Department (LPD) said officers used a taser on a man after a fight broke out in downtown Lincoln.

It happened around 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning near 14th and "O" Streets. Officers asked a group of people to stay back after a fight broke out.

According to LPD, 26-year-old David Mitchell didn't respond to officer requests to stay back and an officer used a taser on Mitchell.

Mitchell was taken to the hospital and was cleared medically, LPD said. Mitchell was arrested for resisting arrest.

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