Officers draw guns; 1 'drive-stunned' in fight outside Beaufort Walmart

Three people were arrested Wednesday outside the Walmart in Beaufort after a fight in the parking lot prompted officers to draw weapons and use a Taser to break it up, according to a Beaufort Police Department spokeswoman.

Police arrived at the parking lot about 10:30 a.m. to find a Beaufort County Sheriff's Office deputy with his weapon drawn on three people fighting, police Cpl. Hope Able said. A Beaufort city officer also drew his weapon in an attempt to break up the fight.

A 34-year-old woman involved in the fight was "drive-stunned" -- the Taser was pressed against her chest, not shot at her -- after failing to heed the officers' commands, Able said.

The woman was charged with criminal domestic violence and possession of a schedule IV drug after she was found with pills suspected to be Xanax, Able said.

A 32-year-old man also was charged with criminal domestic violence.

A 37-year-old man was charged with providing false information to police, Able said.

Able said the men and woman were in a vehicle when the fight started. An off-duty deputy at Walmart saw the fight and tried to intervene, a Sheriff's Office spokeswoman said.

All three were being held Wednesday at the Beaufort County Detention Center on the misdemeanor charges, pending bond hearings, according to the jail log.

This story was originally published March 19, 2014 at 6:49 PM with the headline "Officers draw guns; 1 'drive-stunned' in fight outside Beaufort Walmart."