Woman in wheelchair tasered during argument with deputies
Police in Houston launched an investigation after officers Tasered a woman in a wheelchair during an argument with deputies.
Police in Houston have launched an investigation after officers allegedly Tasered a woman in a wheelchair during an argument with deputies, which caused the woman to fall to the ground out of her chair.
Sheketha Holman had confronted police following her daughter’s arrest when the incident occurred. She was surrounded by three deputies when one of them deployed the stun gun and shocked her to the point that she fell out of her wheelchair. She claimed that she was shocked a second time once she was in handcuffs.
“It’s bad what happened to me and whatever, but I feel like once the word is out, then they won’t be so quick to attack people like that,” Holman said.
Holman added that she thought she was shocked because she used her smartphone to take pictures of the officers when they arrested her pregnant daughter.
“I was taking pictures of them, and he was like, ‘Just leave the property, you’re trespassing. They don’t want you here,’” Holman told KHOU.com.
The incident is now being investigated.
“When the investigation is complete, if any policies and procedures were violated, then disciplinary actions will be implemented, which may be suspension and/or termination,” Harris County Senior Deputy Thomas Gillard said.
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