[WATCH] City of Chariton Pays $67,500 to Settle a Lawsuit After Police Officer Uses Taser on a Woman With Mental Disability

October 22nd, 2017

Awake Goy

The city of Chariton will pay $67,500 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a police officer using a Taser on a woman who had a mental disability, public records show.

In one instance, the officer used his Taser while the woman was in the back of a squad car with leg shackles and handcuffs.

Multiple city leaders declined to discuss the settlement, which was released Monday to The Des Moines Register as part of a public records request.

“I’m not going to respond. As far as I’m concerned, it’s done. Sorry,” Councilwoman Ruth Smith said.

The woman, Cherish “Amy” Storm, had electroconvulsive therapy just two days before the August 2010 incident in which she was pulled over by Chariton officer Tyler Ruble.

Police video of the incident shows Storm, who is now 36, in a state of hysterics. The video shows her resisting being handcuffed and swearing throughout the incident, in which officers transport her to a local hospital.

Police used a Taser on Storm three times — including just seconds after her boyfriend informed Ruble that Storm had a mental disability and received electroconvulsive therapy two days earlier, the video shows.

The last Taser jolt comes after Storm was placed in leg shackles and handcuffs and was lying in the back of a squad car. After Storm kicked the inside of the car, Ruble opened the door and without warning used his Taser on her. Later, in a report, the officer wrote that he used the Taser to prevent her from hurting herself.

Storm was convicted of interference with official acts and assault causing bodily injury. She was placed on probation for one year and fined $250, online court records show.

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