PHOENIX (AP) -- A man has filed a $500,000 notice of claim against Mesa after being hit twice with a Taser stun gun following an altercation with a city police officer.

Mark Alan Pace, 52, claims he suffered deep cuts, abrasions, wrist injuries and permanent scars after the Aug. 26 incident.

According to a police report, a police officer made a traffic stop and was talking to the driver when a man on the other side of the street walked by and shouted profanities.

The man, identified as Pace, stopped briefly, pointed at the officer and yelled more profanities and then continued walking.



The officer called for backup when Pace refused to stop and answer questions.

Robert Brown, the backup officer, responded and said he also tried to stop Pace from walking away but was unsuccessful until he used his Taser gun.

A notice of claim lays the groundwork for a lawsuit and gives the city time to study and answer the accusations.

Mesa Police Chief George Gascon said he has ordered an internal affairs investigation and that the officers involved remain on the streets pending the outcome.