Tumua Masaniai, an 18-year-old Kapaa High School student, was arrested yesterday at school in connection with a robbery and assault case, but he didn’t go down without a fight.

He got a life lesson he probably won’t forget soon when police resorted to using a stun gun on him.

Read the news brief here.

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