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Shortly after Wagoner was shocked, hospital staff arrived on the scene and were able to restrain the suspect with straps, he said.

Department policy required that Wagoner undergo a medical evaluation after the incident, but he was not injured, he said.

Workman's initial reaction to the accident was \"immediate empathy and remorse,\" Wagoner said.

Six days later, she showed up to the fire department and presented Wagoner with a custom cake from a local grocery store that read, \"Sorry I tased you!\" The chocolate cake was even adorned with a sad face written in icing.

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Hamilton Township Police Dept via Facebook
PHOTO: Hamilton Township Police Officer Darcy Workman gifted Hamilton Township firefighter Rickey Wagoner with a cake to apologize for accidentally hitting him with a stun gun.
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Both departments got a kick out of the gesture.

\"Everyone thought the cake was hilarious,\" Wagoner said. \"I told her there was no need to do that, that it's all just part of the job. She said she felt bad and it was the least she could do.\"

The suspect, who was not identified by police, was charged with two counts of assault -- one for Workman and another for Wagoner -- according to the police report. The suspect is in his mid-30s, Wagoner said.

Wagoner, a firefighter for more than eight years, has been with the Hamilton Township Fire Department for about a month, he said.

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