Anti Federalist
07-17-2010, 12:12 AM
File this under, "They Eat Their Own".
Neighborhood fracus has one off-duty cop Tasering another
CNHI News Service
http://cnhinews.com/node/4114
HAVERHILL, Mass. — Two police officers were in court Wednesday following a late-night fracas during which one off-duty officer Tasered the other.
Lawrence Patrolman Daron Fraser, 39, of Raymond, N.H., was charged with domestic assault and battery and assault on a pregnant woman outside her home in Haverhill Tuesday night.
Kingston, N.H., Patrolman Joshua Wallar, 26, of Methuen, Mass., who subdued Fraser with a Taser issued by his department, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Haverhill Deputy Police Chief Donald Thompson said Wallar is not authorized to use a Taser in Massachusetts. While police are authorized to use Tasers if necessary, "He (Wallar) is not a police officer in Massachusetts. He's a civilian," Thompson pointed out.
Meanwhile, the woman Fraser is accused of assaulting, Odris Severino, 30, said that it was not a case of domestic violence, just a "giant misunderstanding."
Severino, who has a 6-month old child with Fraser and is six weeks pregnant, said she and Fraser had a disagreement and that she didn't want him to leave. So she took his keys.
Severino said the whole situation escalated out of control quickly, until police arrived to sort through the facts.
“Officer Wallar contends his actions were consistent with his call to duty and they were justified given the circumstances he was presented with," his attorney, Thomas Torrisi, said.
Fraser’s attorney had a different view. “It's disturbing to me that Mr. Wallar opened the door of a moving vehicle and Tased my client," Saia Rogers said.
Both cases were continued until Aug. 5.
Information for this story was provided by The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover, Mass.
Neighborhood fracus has one off-duty cop Tasering another
CNHI News Service
http://cnhinews.com/node/4114
HAVERHILL, Mass. — Two police officers were in court Wednesday following a late-night fracas during which one off-duty officer Tasered the other.
Lawrence Patrolman Daron Fraser, 39, of Raymond, N.H., was charged with domestic assault and battery and assault on a pregnant woman outside her home in Haverhill Tuesday night.
Kingston, N.H., Patrolman Joshua Wallar, 26, of Methuen, Mass., who subdued Fraser with a Taser issued by his department, was charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon.
Haverhill Deputy Police Chief Donald Thompson said Wallar is not authorized to use a Taser in Massachusetts. While police are authorized to use Tasers if necessary, "He (Wallar) is not a police officer in Massachusetts. He's a civilian," Thompson pointed out.
Meanwhile, the woman Fraser is accused of assaulting, Odris Severino, 30, said that it was not a case of domestic violence, just a "giant misunderstanding."
Severino, who has a 6-month old child with Fraser and is six weeks pregnant, said she and Fraser had a disagreement and that she didn't want him to leave. So she took his keys.
Severino said the whole situation escalated out of control quickly, until police arrived to sort through the facts.
“Officer Wallar contends his actions were consistent with his call to duty and they were justified given the circumstances he was presented with," his attorney, Thomas Torrisi, said.
Fraser’s attorney had a different view. “It's disturbing to me that Mr. Wallar opened the door of a moving vehicle and Tased my client," Saia Rogers said.
Both cases were continued until Aug. 5.
Information for this story was provided by The Eagle-Tribune in North Andover, Mass.