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Accused con man gets tased during foot chase

A Tulsa man tried multiple ways to get out of being arrested Friday morning.

Deputies say Virgil Steel was pulled over near 63rd and Peoria after failing to signal.

While being questioned, Steel first gave deputies a different name.  A short time later, he changed his name.

Steel then told deputies his father was setting him up, which is why he gave a false name.  While he was blaming his father, deputies were checking for warrants.

It turned out he had a warrant for a con game.

A deputy tried to place him in cuffs, but Steel wasn't ready for jail.

Instead, he ran away from the deputy.

Steel didn't get very far.  After warning the suspect to stop multiple times, a deputy used his taser.

Still, Steel avoided jail for a little while longer.

He had to be transported to an area hospital, in order to get the taser probes removed from his back.

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