Lawsuit: Ark. Cop Chased and Tased Woman After She Refused to Show Him Her Breasts
Ashlea Bennett sued the City of Haskell, Ark. and its police Officer Brandon Carter, in Federal Court.
She claims Carter "demanded that she expose her breasts to him" after he entered her workplace while on duty and wearing his uniform.
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"That, upon her refusal, Carter drew his City of Haskell-issued electroshock Taser weapon from his utility belt, pointed the weapon at plaintiff, and threatened to deploy the same against her if she would not expose her breasts to him.
"That, upon seeing the threat of unlawful force, the plaintiff took physical flight and ran from Carter."the complaint states.
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It continues: "That, while chasing the plaintiff, Carter activated and deployed his electroshock Taser weapon in 'drive stun' mode numerous times at or directed at the plaintiff. That Carter did these actions with the intention of causing fear, imminent fear of bodily harm, and/or emotional distress to gain the plaintiff's compliance with his sexual demands."
Bennett claims that before this Dec. 13, 2011 incident, Carter had made "inappropriate sexual comments" to her on multiple occasions "and demanded that she expose herself to him."
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She states in the suit that she had previously reported his behavior, so this was behavior the city should have known about. If this is all accurate, and I'm not sure in what way it might not be, I hope this costs them a bundle. Seems like he ought to be facing criminal charges as well.
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