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No consequences whatsoever for deputy constable tazing great-grandma

Tony Plohetski at the Austin Statesman reports: A Travis County grand jury has declined to indict Deputy Constable Christopher Bieze on a charge of injury to an elderly person after he used his Taser stun gun on a 72-year-old woman last year. The incident, which was captured on a patrol car video camera, generated national attention. Kathryn Winkfein, who was stopped by Bieze on May 11, later appeared NBC's "Today" show. In October, Winkfein accepted a $40,000 settlement from Travis County, although she had sought more than $135,000. Bieze had stopped her on Texas 71 in western Travis County on May 11 for allegedly driving 60 mph in a 45-mph construction zone. Winkfein, a 4-foot-11 great-grandmother from Granite Shoals, told Bieze that she wouldn't sign the citation, video records show...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 31, 2010 (boomark / email).