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\n

CBPO Officer Wins Civil Service Appeal.
\nSuspension Lifted; Back Pay Restored.<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

\n \n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/h1>\n

\nCHARLOTTE, N.C. — <\/b>A civil service review board ruled a police officer wasn’t too violent when he used a Taser on a woman three times. <\/span>
\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/div>\n

\nThe incident happened in July. Police say two women had
\nan ongoing battle over a boyfriend and that one of the women — Tesha
\nCotton — used a brick to scratch the other woman’s car.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/div>\n

\n <\/span>
\nCharlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer J.W. Mullis and his
\npartner responded to the call. Mullis confronted Cotton and says one
\nthing led to another. <\/span>
\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/div>\n

\nMullis told the board, "Immediately, there was this
\nescalation in her level of excitement. On a 10 scale, she went from
\nabout a 2 or 3 up to about a 9 or 10." <\/span>
\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/div>\n

\nMullis says Cotton was screaming and threw a punch.
\nMullis said he didn’t want to tackle her to the ground because he was
\nafraid he’d hurt her badly because he’s so much bigger. He remembers a
\ncase where an officer put a suspect in an arm-lock and broke the
\nsuspect’s arm. <\/span>
\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/div>\n

\nInstead, Mullis used his Taser on Cotton. But one of the
\ntwo electric prongs missed Cotton, so the tactic didn’t work. So,
\nMullis resorted to his next technique. He "drive-stunned" her. In other
\nwords, he pressed the Taser against Cotton. She fell to the ground,
\nbut, Mullis says, she kept resisting. So he drive-stunned her again. He
\nsays she still resisted his commands. So he drive-stunned her a third
\ntime. <\/span>
\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/div>\n

\nMullis told the board, "You know, if I’m in a gunfight,
\nI don’t have to stop shooting while the suspect reloads. I mean, that’s
\nthe same principle. We were at the level of force and . . . she made it
\nclear that she wasn’t going to de-escalate. She was going to actually
\nresist and so we stayed at that level of force until we got control." <\/span>
\n<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/div>\n

\nThe department thought Mullis used too much force and
\nsuspended him for two days without pay. Mullis asked for this hearing
\nto appeal the suspension and get paid. <\/span>
\nThe ruling should lead to Mullis being paid for the two days.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

\n \n<\/div>\n

\nCopyright 2006 by <\/span><\/i>WSOCTV.com<\/span><\/i>\n<\/p>\n

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