Federal judge releases video of Missouri officer using force

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Federal judge releases video of Missouri officer using force

Updated 2:56 pm, Wednesday, June 8, 2016

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge has released a police dash cam video showing a Missouri police officer using force and a stun gun on a teenager who went into cardiac arrest.

Former Independence Officer Timothy N. Runnels was sentenced last week to four years in federal prison after pleading guilty to violating the civil rights of 17-year-old Bryce Masters during a Sept. 14, 2014, traffic arrest. The video was played in court during Runnels' sentencing hearing, The Kansas City Star reported (http://j.mp/1Y8C4Zu).

Police said Masters was uncooperative during the stop. The video shows Runnels instructing Masters to get out of the car, and Masters can be heard asking Runnels why and whether he is under arrest.

Runnels then can be seen trying to pull Masters out of the car and uses the stun gun on Masters. The stun gun continues to discharge for about 20 seconds. After Masters goes limp, Runnels can be seen handcuffing the teen and dragging him to the curb, where he drops him face down onto the pavement.

Runnels called for an ambulance after a few minutes but did not check on Masters. When the ambulance arrived, Masters was in cardiac arrest. He was taken to a hospital and put into a medically induced coma and treated for lack of oxygen to the brain.


Read more: http://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Federal-judge-releases-video-of-Missouri-officer-7971137.php

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[Ino]

1. Good.

Runnels made the traffic stop because of a Kansas City warrant, later determined to be a mistake, associated with the license plate on the vehicle he was driving.

The video can be seen here...
http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/crime/article82155332.html

The casually contemptuous way he just dropped the kid on his face made me gasp.

[tom_kelly]

2. That is the most disgusting video I've ever seen

coupled with the whole story of the ordeal this kid and his family have been through. I cannot say what I would like to happen to that animal ex-cop because I'm trying to be civilized.

[blackspade]

3. 4 years is not nearly enough.

The only reason why he is serving time at all is because the young man was white and his dad was a cop.