Lonnie Tinsley had called for medical assistance out of concern that she might have taken too much of her medication. Instead, nearly a dozen armed officers came into the house and found the elderly lady in a hospital bed tethered to an oxygen tank. Lonnie said that he begged the officers “don’t taze my Granny.” He ordered them to leave.
After the first taser, Lona reportedly pulled a knife from under her pillow and was hit again. They then dragged her out of her bed and handcuffed her.
The lawsuit alleges that one of the officers actually “stepped on her oxygen hose until she began to suffer oxygen deprivation.”
Police took Lona to a psychiatric ward where she was held for days.
The lawsuit alleges wrongful arrest, assault, battery and emotional distress. Here is the complaint.
Source: Metro