Ian wrote up a post about the Port of Tacoma protest activity from Sunday night. One person was shocked with a Taser but he couldn't get a hold of a Tacoma police official to hear their take on what happened.

Tacoma police spokesman Tom Williams provided the following information today about that incident.

The officer was parked in his patrol car about 100 yards west of 11th Street and Port of Tacoma Road, monitoring a group of 15 to 20 protesters.

About 10 of the protesters walked toward the officer's car and surrounded it while yelling obscenities at the officer, according to the report.

The protesters continued walking, then came back toward the officer's car. One of the protesters had a broken clipboard, another carried a flag pole.

The man with the flag pole approached the officer's car.

Protesters again surrounded the officer's car and taunted him. One of them covered his face with his black T-shirt. He had his hands rolled up in his shirt and resting at waist level.

According to the report, the officer could not see the protester's hands.

The officer couldn't move his vehicle or get out because the protesters had surrounded him. The officer ordered the protesters to get back.

It appeared to the officer that the crowd was escalating. He was not able to safely leave the area and gave orders to disperse, according to the report.

The officer gave once last order and when it wasn't followed, Tasered one of the protesters, a 20-year-old man. The man was hit in the chest with the prongs and fell to the ground.

The crowd then moved back, the protester with the clipboard dropped the item and other officers arrived to assist.

The 20-year-old complained of chest pain. Tacoma firefighters responded to the scene to treat him. The man was taken to Tacoma General Hospital to be examined, then was booked into Pierce County Jail on suspicion of third-degree assault, Williams said.