Body-cam footage shows Glendale police Taser tactics that prompted federal lawsuit
Ellie Nakamoto-White, Arizona Republic
Published 7:07 a.m. MT Feb. 9, 2019 | Updated 9:02 a.m. MT Feb. 9, 2019
Link:
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/glendale/2019/02/09/body-camera-footage-shows-glendale-police-taser-tactics-that-prompted-federal-lawsuit/2819346002/
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Glendale police body-camera video shows two officers repeatedly using a Taser on a man in 2017 while his two frightened children watch — an incident that has prompted a federal lawsuit and one officer's suspension.
Johnny Wheatcroft, 39, was with his wife, Anya Chapman, 36, their two children, ages 6 and 11, and a family friend when Glendale Officers Matt Schneider and Mark Lindsey approached their car after a traffic stop July 26, 2017, according to the lawsuit and information provided by Glendale police.
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The incident prompted the federal lawsuit filed in November 2018, which claims police used excessive force and violated Wheatcroft's civil rights. It contends Wheatcroft and his family suffered from trauma and physical and emotional damages.
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The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Arizona by attorneys Marc Victor and Jody Broudas, alleges that the officers used "unlawful, unnecessary, unreasonable, and excessive force, which resulted in life-altering injuries to Plaintiff Johnny Wheatcroft and his family."
The lawsuit alleges that officers Tased Wheatcroft multiple times in the back and in the chest while on the hot asphalt. A technique known as a "drive stun'' in which the Taser, normally fired from a distance, is pressed against a person, also was used, both police and the lawsuit say.
Also see the excellent
investigative work done by their local station ABC15:
Abuse of Force: Body camera video shows man tased 11 times by Glendale officers
Link:
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/abuse-of-force-body-camera-video-shows-man-tased-11-times-by-glendale-officers
Will be interesting to see how this case plays out. I also noticed this is in
Maricopa County, AZ which brings back many bad memories of police brutality by their Sheriff.
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