10:47 PM CST on Tuesday, March 7, 2006

By YOLANDA WALKER / WFAA-TV

Brian McManus took pictures of red marks on his back he said he received from police taser guns.

A man with diabetes said his medical condition landed him in a Euless jail.

Not only did Brian McManus say he was taken into custody by police after going into diabetic shock, but he also said he was maced and tasered.

Police in Euless apparently thought McManus was intoxicated or using drugs.

McManus was driving down a service road slowly when he said he went into a diabetic shock as he tried to pull his car over.

"I felt my blood sugar getting low and I felt a little bit shaky," he said. "I live so close by I decided I would come home and get something to eat. Apparently, I never made it."

McManus was in insulin shock, but police who arrived on the scene didn't realize that.

"The symptoms of it are very much like someone that is on alcohol or drugs," said Asst. Chief Harland Westmoreland, Euless Police Department.

During the episode they said McManus was unresponsive, combative and even tried to drive off, which they said forced them to use the mace and the taser gun.

"It's an unfortunate incident and were sorry that it happened," Harland said. "Our officers have been trained, but without tests...I mean our paramedics didn't know until they actually ran some blood tests on him."

But by that time, McManus had already been taken to jail and was later released without charges.

"I am very angry," McManus said. "I mean, I don't want it to happen to anyone else."

McManus said he was even more outraged after paramedics sent him a bill.

Even though the police department apoligozed for the incident, McManus said he plans on filing a complaint.

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