Texas Police Officer Hits 76-Year-Old with Stun Gun over Expired Tags
by Josh Feldman | 10:36 pm, December 15th, 2014
A Texas cop was recorded on his dash cam video hitting a 76-year-old man with a stun gun over a dispute involving expired car tags. Nathaniel Robinson pulled over Pete Vasquez to ask him about the expired inspection ticket on his car. Vasquez said it was a dealer’s car with special plates, and that’s why he didn’t need a current one.
In reaction, Vasquez says, Robinson got angry and grabbed him, proceeding to put him in handcuffs. And then, after a few seconds of struggling, you see on the video that Robinson tackles Vasquez to the ground, and then gets up and hits him with a stun gun.
Vasquez says he was shot twice, once in the chest and once in the leg. He was not actually charged with anything and says Robinson came to his house to apologize.
Robinson has been placed on administrative duty.
You can watch the full interaction here:
http://www.mediaite.com/online/texas-police-officer-hits-76-year-old-with-stun-gun-over-expired-tags/
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