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Retired police sergeant gets 6 months in prison for Taser attack on man in mental health crisis

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A retired police sergeant in a New York suburb has been sentenced to six months in prison and six months of home confinement for repeatedly firing a Taser gun at a man suffering a health crisis. U.S. District Judge Kenneth M. Karas told the retired Mount Vernon police sergeant, Mario Stewart, that it was necessary “to send a clear message” to law enforcement that although policing is a “really hard,” there are rules and “where the line is clear, you cannot cross it.”

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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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