Actually, I was on the other side of the car to prevent the prisoner from dashing straight on through. When the prisoner broke and ran, I had to run around the car and by that time the other three guys had the prisoner on the ground; I was the one who put the handcuffs on him and sat next to him in the car as he was taken to the station, booked, and put into the holding cell to "dry out" somewhat.

He was a nasty, mean, vicious, fighting drunk.

Again, I don't know if a Taser would have made any difference even if we'd had such a thing back then.

Oh, by the way -- the complaint was filed by his quiet friend, not by the prisoner.