US EditionRetired police sergeant gets 6 months in prison for Taser attack on man in mental health crisis
NEW YORK SUBURB, MOUNT VERNON, JUL 10 – Stewart was sentenced for violating civil rights after tasing a handcuffed man seven times during a mental health crisis, the judge said the case sets a clear law enforcement boundary.
- Mario Stewart, a former police sergeant from Mount Vernon, was sentenced on Wednesday to serve half a year in jail followed by an equal period of house arrest for excessive use of force during a 2019 incident.
- In January, Stewart admitted to violating the civil rights of a 20-year-old man by repeatedly using a taser on him while he was restrained during a health emergency.
- Prosecutors said Stewart tased the victim seven times in about two minutes after the man, cuffed and restrained, grabbed a strap he would not release.
- Stewart’s attorney, Kevin Conway, shared that his client felt he did not intend to cause harm and believed that the officers and medical personnel present were increasingly at risk if the Taser was not used.
- A federal judge emphasized that the sentencing serves as a clear warning that law enforcement must adhere to established rules and that the community deserves protection from misconduct by officers.
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NY officer tased man during mental health crisis: court documents
NEW YORK (PIX11) – A New York police officer was sentenced to six months in prison for excessive use of force against a person experiencing a mental health crisis. The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced the sentence on Thursday. More Crime News Mario Stewart, a Brooklyn resident, was a sergeant with the Mount Vernon Police Department. Court documents state that Stewart allegedly tased a vic…
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Retired police sergeant gets 6 months in prison for Taser attack on man in mental health crisis
A retired police sergeant in a New York suburb has been sentenced to six months in prison for repeatedly firing a Taser gun at a man suffering a health crisis. U.S.
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