DEVELOPING: FBI, Nye County DA probe inmate tazing incident; deputy fired, others disciplined

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http://pvtimes.com/news/fbi-nye-county-da-probe-inmate-tazing-incident-deputy-fired-others-disciplined/

By Matt Ward
Pahrump Valley Times

A Nye County Sheriff’s deputy was fired and numerous other police officers disciplined after an inmate in the county’s Pahrump detention facility was zapped multiple times with a stun gun while he was shackled and in handcuffs, sources tell the Pahrump Valley Times.

A criminal investigation into the incident is underway and sources say the FBI is involved.

The newspaper has learned that former jail deputy Dan Ellis is at the center of the investigation. Ellis was placed on administrative leave after video of the incident — which the newspaper learned late Wednesday occurred in September of last year — was reviewed by a detective, turned over to the sheriff’s internal affairs section and determined to show excessive force by the officer, possibly rising to criminal battery on a prisoner.

At least five, and perhaps six, deputies who witnessed the incident and failed to report it were also disciplined. One source inside the sheriff’s office who did not want to be named said those officers have since been “retrained.”

And another case of police misconduct. Seems like an everyday occurrence now.

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1. I'm impressed that they took action

but it makes me sad that these crimes happen so often and that they almost always go unpunished, ignored, and excused. And why is the punishment in this case only getting fired? Put his butt behind bars. See how he likes it.

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2. I just reposted a much better link.

He's being investigated by the FBI as well as the Nye County DA for criminal prosecution.