A Cop Hogtied and Tased an Autistic Child. Why Was His License Not Pulled?
The Kansas credentialing body reprimanded the officer for using excessive force against a child, but stopped short of pulling his license.
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The Kansas credentialing body reprimanded the officer for using excessive force against a child, but stopped short of pulling his license.
While Matthew Honas was discharged March 3 from his deputy's job in Jackson County, he didn't lose his certification as a law enforcement officer.
A state law enforcement oversight board reprimanded a Kansas sheriff’s deputy who used his Taser on a 12-year-old boy with autism while the boy was handcuffed and hogtied in the deputy’s vehicle.
Authorities say the 12-year-old boy had run away from foster care.
A Jackson County sheriff's deputy tased an autistic, 12-year-old child as he sat handcuffed and shackled in his vehicle, a state commission says.