Meet Star Of Subway Taser Video
Kentucky student, 21, was searching for “terrorist cell”
NOVEMBER 5--By now you might have seen the viral video of a young man’s rampage at a Subway restaurant, a drunken meltdown cut short by a cavalcade of cops, one of whom subdued the suspect with a Taser probe.
The star of the video, records show, is Dennis Craig, a 21-year-old Western Kentucky University student who, campus cops reported, “was 
very irate stating there was a terrorist cell on campus and that he needed to stop them.” According to a police report, Craig, who smelled of alcohol, hurdled the Subway counter late Saturday afternoon in an effort to fight an employee identified as Nicholas Jackson.
Craig, investigators reported, “caused panic" when he jumped the Subway counter in pursuit of Jackson. As the fast food outlet’s manager apparently sought to call police, Craig pushed the woman against a wall and ripped the phone cord from the wall.
Craig is pictured in the above photo from his Facebook page, which notes that he is a pre-med student scheduled to graduate in 2012. The Tennessee native also lists employment (since July 2007) with the United States Army as an operating room tech.
The October 30 incident was captured on an iPhone carried by witness Ethan Mefford, a WKU student (Mefford’s video can be seen above). Craig’s Subway antics came after WKU’s football team lost its homecoming game to the University of North Texas, 33-6.
After being subdued by a Taser probe, Craig was transported to a local hospital by EMS workers. He was charged with public intoxication and disorderly conduct, and is scheduled for a November 24 court appearance, according to a citation. (3 pages)
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