Salem man shocked with electricity pleads no contest

A Salem man who was shocked with electricity by an Oregon State Police trooper in 2017 pleaded no contest on Monday to three misdemeanor charges.Brandon Jay Smith, 38, entered the pleas to charges of assault on a public safety officer, resisting arrest and unlawfully possessing methamphetamine.Smith was shocked with electricity at least four times on March 10, 2017, after he allegedly resisted arrest in the parking lot of a Salem motel.A video of the incident recorded by a witness was later released by the Marion County District Attorney's Office.The video shows Smith being shocked with electricity as he lies on the ground with a stun gun pressed to his back. He can be heard screaming, "I'm not resisting!"Smith was unarmed at the time of the incident.The Oregon State Police initially said that Smith had been shocked with electricity three times, but the video shows that he was shocked at least four times.The police also initially said that Smith had been resisting arrest, but the video does not show him resisting.In September 2017, the Marion County District Attorney's Office decided not to file charges against the trooper who shocked Smith.The District Attorney's Office said that the trooper's use of force was justified because Smith had resisted arrest.However, the District Attorney's Office did file charges against Smith for assaulting the trooper, resisting arrest and unlawfully possessing methamphetamine.Smith pleaded no contest to the charges on Monday.He is scheduled to be sentenced on May 24. Flag for review