BARTLETT — Bartlett police used pepper spray and a Taser on a local man during what started out as a routine traffic stop in Glen last Saturday morning.
It ended with the arrest of Christopher Spinney, 35, of Conway with several charges filed against him.
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I also had an encounter with this officer in the past and it was not pleasant at all. He threatened to arrest me, if I even drove by my own house going less than the posted speed limit. He said, "If you even drive by your house going too slow, I will definitely arrest you." He is a bully and should be fired. This was after Jackson PD had gotten a court order forbidding me from going home to where I lived. I had to stay with friends and at a hotel for a few weeks.
Something needs to be done with our Police Problem.
This only ends one way. If an officer orders you out of the vehicle and you do not comply, you will be getting help with your egress. Whether you like it or not.
Doesn't sound excessive at all. When you refuse to comply a taser/pepper spray is used so the officer doesn't have to physically fight the suspect and harm him. The tazer/pepper spray inflict pain but no damage. Don't wish to be pepper sprayed? Follow the orders.
Sounds excessive
It always does when you make a one-sided statement with coaching from a defense attorney... He sounds like a saint. Of course, there is the part about a suspended license and vehicle registration/inspection/insurance (you can't have one without the other). But who's counting.
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