KINGSTON, N.Y., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- A New York teenager admitted to shooting a police officer in the head with the officer's stun gun during a street chase before the officer shot him in the leg.
Eric Pearson, 19, pleaded guilty in Ulster County, N.Y., Court to robbery and attempted aggravated assault on a police officer in the attack on Kingston, N.Y., police officer Michael Pedersen March 18, 2010, District Attorney Holley Carnright said.