A Pasco County man told deputies he tried to render discipline to a 17-year-old male by spanking him on the buttocks with a belt. The teen laughed at him so the man Tased him, according to a sheriff's office incident report.
Waren Gibson, 50, said he disciplined the teen by spanking him "with the belt multiple times on his buttocks area," the report states. But the teen "just laughed at him."
Gibson told deputies he then used a "Cane" Taser on the inside of the teen's leg, the report states. The teen told deputies Gibson Tased him on his inner thigh over his shorts, the report states.
The report did not state Waren's relationship to the teen. Waren was placed under arrest for child abuse, the report states.