Friday A Texas police officer had been placed on administrative leave. It had been reported that he used a Taser on a 76-year old man. This was after the suspect was already forced to the ground. Pete Vasquez had been driving a work-owned vehicle on Thursday.
Officer Nathanial Robinson had pulled him over for driving with an expired suspension. This is considered to be a Class C misdemeanor. The video that captured the scene does show that Robinson used force to arrest Vasquez . Vasquez did pull his arm away from Robinson.
The officer then slammed him into the hood of the patrol car. Robinson placed Vasquez in a hold and forced him to the ground. Robinson shocked Vasquez twice with a Taser. This was while he was on the ground according to police. Vasquez claimed that Robinson behaved like a pit bull.
Vasquez was placed in the patrol car. He was then transported to Citizens Medical Center for treatment. He spent the next 2 hours in police custody. A personal apology was offered to Vasquez on Friday after the Thursday incident. This was from Chief JJ. Craig.
He stated that there are times when the actions that occur within the department must be looked at. This incident did cause anger because the gentleman is 76 years old. The officer was called a goddamned Nazi Stormtrooper by a sales manager at the car lot. Source is RawStory