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   THIS is the shocking moment a police officer fired a taser in   
   the face of a dirt biker at a gas station, igniting a fireball   
   that “cooked him alive.”   
      
   Jean Barreto, 26, reportedly suffered third degree burns on 75%   
   of his body after Deputy David Crawford, who was also injured in   
   the incident, triggered a petrol explosion during an attempted   
   arrest.   
      
   Sickening footage shows the cop screaming in pain and rolling   
   around in agony as the pair became engulfed in flames at the   
   Wawa gas station in Florida on February 27.   
      
   Both remain in hospital with Mr Barreto said to be fighting for   
   his life as he undergoes further skin graft treatment.   
      
   Reportedly under pressure from his family, the Osceola County   
   Sheriff Department released body cam footage of the incident   
   this week.   
      
   The first, from Crawford’s camera, shows him approaching the gas   
   pumps where Barreto was filling his bike before tackling him to   
   the ground.   
      
   After the man appears to resist arrest, cop Crawford pulls out a   
   gun and tasers him as gasoline continues to spill from the   
   adjacent pump.   
      
   Despite acknowledgment of supporting officers of the flammable   
   substance nearby, Crawford appears to fire his taser again –   
   sparking an eruption of flames.   
      
   The clip shows him begging his fellow officers to “put out” the   
   fire on his legs as he desperately rolls around for 30 seconds.   
      
   Another video, shot from the perspective of Deputy Christopher   
   Koffinas, shows police tail Mr Barreto in a police car.   
      
   After rushing to aid his colleague during the arrest, Koffinas   
   appears to too pulls out a taser in the moments before the   
   explosion occurs.   
      
   The assisting officers is shown put out the fire on his own   
   pants before helping Crawford, whose legs are enveloped by the   
   blaze.   
      
   Lying on the ground, another officer pours Gatorade on Crawford   
   to put out the fire.   
      
   In both clips, the moment Barreto receives his injuries are not   
   seen.   
      
   As the shocking footage was released on Thursday, Deputy   
   Crawford’s actions leading to the explosion were blasted by an   
   unnamed local police source as “absolutely reckless.”   
      
   “At the end of the day, did this young man deserve this? If he   
   survives this his life will be destroyed,” they told the Daily   
   Mail.   
      
   “Part of training curriculum that every law enforcement officer   
   is taught is to determine appropriate use of a weapon. It is   
   obvious that this was not an appropriate environment to use the   
   taser.”   
      
   An attorney for Mr Barreto, Mark NeJame, later described the   
   “dangerous” consequences of the incident as his client remains   
   hospitalised.   
      
   He said: “Our client, Jean Barreto, has been cooked alive, by   
   the overzealous, irresponsible, and illegal actions of the   
   Osceola County Sheriff's office, whose policies, created and   
   promoted by Sheriff Lopez, have led to this and other atrocities   
   within his department.   
      
   “Their actions insult and defame the mostly good members of law   
   enforcement, as much as their reckless policies maim, injure,   
   and kill our citizens.”   
      
   'COOKED ALIVE'   
   He went onto confirm his client remains in Orlando hospital and   
   has already undergone dozens of surgeries to treat his severe   
   burns.   
      
   Now without most of his skin, Barreto is set to be put in a   
   medically induced coma as he endures more intense treatment to   
   stay alive.   
      
   “He is wrapped and unwrapped in gauze daily, bleeding profusely   
   still as he doesn't have the requisite amount of skin to contain   
   his body fluids,” NeJame said.   
      
   It came as Osceola County Sheriff Marco López fielded questions   
   on behalf of the police in a press conference – detailing the   
   events leading to the botched arrest.   
      
   He confirmed that the man was targeted by cops after he   
   allegedly skipped a traffic stop set up by authorities,   
      
   The intervention had been made after a 911 caller had reported a   
   reckless rider on a motorbike who had allegedly threatened with   
   him a gun on the roadside.   
      
   Lopez added that the driver had approximately skipped 13 red   
   lights, performed 6 wheelies, and driven in the opposite lane of   
      
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