Clockwise from top left: Viola Young, 62, Laguna Young, 41, Quaneshia Rivers, 20, and Quontarrious Jones, 23.
Tallahassee police are under fire … AGAIN! A police officer was placed on administrative leave after video footage of him shooting a 62-year-old woman in the back with a stun gun was released.
In a news conference surrounding the incident, Police Chief Michael DeLeo said, “Based on the video, I have enough concerns to call for an internal investigation. We will conduct a thorough investigation into this incident. We want to be transparent with the community by sharing what we can at this point, including the video.”
According to ABC News, police claim they were responding to complaints about drug dealings in a neighborhood near the governor’s mansion. The victim, Viola Young, walked toward a police car to ask about the recent arrests, which included Quontarrious Jones, 23; Laguna Young, 41; and Quaneshia Rivers, 20. The officer under investigation, Terry Mahan, advised the older woman to stop approaching the car. Other police say he then approached Young to take her into custody.
[Image: Leon County Sheriff's Office]
Mahan claims that after ordering Young to stay back, she refused and yelled, “I just want to know what is going on.” When he told her she was under arrest, she pulled away from him when he tried to grab her.
In the video footage, Young seems to be walking away when Mahan shoots her in the back with his stun gun. Young was taken to the hospital and cleared. She was then taken to Leon County Jail and charged with a first-degree misdemeanor for resisting and obstructing an officer without violence.
A witness in the neighborhood managed get it all on video. At approximately minute 2:27, Young approaches the police and is then stunned by Mahan.