NPS says ranger tried to defuse run-in with Native man before using Taser

A National Park Service (NPS) ranger used a stun gun on a man who identifies as Native American after trying repeatedly to defuse a confrontation on federal land in New Mexico, according to an internal investigation released March 12.A National Park Service (NPS) ranger used a stun gun on a man who identifies as Native American after trying repeatedly to defuse a confrontation on federal land in New Mexico, according to an internal investigation released March 12.