By: Associated Press
http://educate-yourself.org/cn/taseraldredclearedthirdtime10oct04.shtml
October 10, 2004

http://www.news8austin.com/content/headlines/?ArID=121702&SecID=2

BAYTOWN, Texas -- An internal investigation by the Baytown Police Department has determined an officer did nothing wrong when he used his Taser gun against a woman while arresting her.This is the third time that Micah Aldred has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the case. In January, a Harris County jury acquitted Aldred on charges of using excessive force against Naomi Autin during a dispute at her brother's home.

After he was acquitted, Aldred was reinstated back into the department following five months of paid leave.

The jury's decision came after a federal ruling by the U.S. Department of Justice that Aldred didn't violate Autin's civil rights.

She accused him of unnecessarily zapping her with his stun gun three times in July 2003, then throwing her against a pole and leaving her with a head gash that required stitches.

Autin contends Aldred continued to used his Taser -- a device that produces an electrical surge -- several more times as she lay on the ground.

Aldred, 28, said he was trying to stop Autin from bashing a door with a brick when she turned on him.