MARYVILLE, Mo. (AP) – A federal lawsuit says Maryville police allegedly punched
and electroshocked an autistic man seven times.
The Kansas City Star says the suit was filed Thursday by the parents of
Christopher Kramer, who was an 18-year-old high school special education student
when the incident occurred. A court has found Kramer to be an incapacitated and
disabled person, which the suit says is because of his autism.
The suit alleges Kramer was found May 6 tying his shoe in the yard of a house.
A Missouri Highway Patrol trooper who lived there called out to Kramer, who
became frightened and ran. The trooper called Maryville police, whose officers
tackled Kramer to the ground and shocked him multiple times using a Taser.
Kramer was later released and not charged.
Maryville Public Safety Director Keith Wood didn’t immediately return a
message Friday from The Associated Press.
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