64-Year-Old Black Woman Tased By Police

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Hot Springs County, AR – Body cameras used by law enforcement have the potential to protect officers from false claims and to protect citizens from abusive cops.

We are giving you a look at some body camera video recorded in January.

64 year-old Venetta Bullock was traveling back to Arkadelphia when she was stopped on Highway 7 in Hot Spring county.

Everything that happened from that point on was recorded by the deputy’s body camera, and all involved believe that video supports their actions.

A Hot Spring County Sheriff’s department review found no wrongdoing on the part of the officers and resulted in no action.

And there has been no civil suit filed.

But there were criminal charges.

Ms. Bullock…arm in a sling…appeared in a Malvern courtroom last week to face a litany of charges including DUI, battery, resisting arrest, refusal to test and failing to dim her headlights.

The deputy prosecutor, after viewing the video, elected to drop all but one of the charges against Ms. Bullock. And the remaining charge, resisting arrest, was reduced to disorderly conduct…a misdemeanor.

Both the officers involved and the prosecutors involved were asked to comment afterward.

All declined.

One question left unanswered: why wasn’t a blood or urine sample taken? Those tests would have settled the debate regarding Ms. Bullard’s level of alcohol consumption.

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