Authorities in North Carolina apologized for the bad timing of a bust. They wanted to arrest a man. And they found him at his father's funeral.
The Star-News of Wilmington, N.C., reports the suspect was helpling to load the coffin into a hearse when two cops grabbed him.
They put a knee in his back, and they tasered him as his fellow pallbearers tried to steady the coffin. Police admit they could've waited until after the service.
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