Moberly taser death

MOBERLY - Stanley Harlan died after an early morning altercation with Moberly Police.

Moberly Police tasered the 23-year-old twice.

Police said Harlan was resisting arrest for suspicion of drunk driving when an officer tased him.

Police also said Harlan soon became unresponsive and died at Moberly Regional Medical Center around 2 a.m.

Today, family members gathered at the victim's home to express their grief, sorrow, and outrage at an incident they said was police brutality at its worst.

Harlan's mother cried, "I just want him home, I just want him to go home."

Harlan's family and friends said Moberly Police are to blame for their tears.

"I lost my youngest son, Stanley James William Harlan, who was twenty-three years old, because of the horrible excessive force the Moberly Police Department used to murder my son," said Athena Harlan.

Family members and witnesses said Harlan was tased twice, the second time while handcuffed, by police during a traffic stop. But Moberly Police said they tased Harlan once to stop his resisting arrest, and a second time briefly to finish handcuffing him.

Witnesses said after Harlan was tased twice by police officers, he was dragged to this curb where he lay awaiting help.

Harlan's mother, who said she witnessed the whole incident from her lawn, said her son was not resisting arrest.

"They said he was resisting arrest. Stan said no I'm not no I'm not. He was just standing there. The other officer yelled get the taser, get the taser," she said.

After the tasering, Harlan's mother said police saw there was something wrong.

"They pulled him up and said, 'Stanley, stand up, you're all right," said Athena Harlan.

Police said they called an ambulance, but witnesses said they paid more attention to Harlan's car than his condition.

Harlan's mother said police wouldn't allow her to perform CPR on her son at the scene, and another witness said they let him die in the gutter.

Police also adamantly defended the actions of their officers.

Moberly Commander Kevin Palmatory said he believes the officers acted properly because they had not gotten a chance to search Harlan before he was tazed.

The Columbia Police Department has had its own controversy over taser use.

This summer police used tasers on two men, but neither case was fatal.

Interim Columbia Police Chief Tom Dresner said what happened in Moberly this morning was very tragic and the hearts of Columbia police officers go out to Harlan's family and the Moberly police officer involved.

But as of now the Columbia Police Department's use of tasers will not change.

"Taser are a safe device to use so we are going to watch the situation until we have factual medical and scientific evidence as cause of death and at that point we will possibly reconsider, but at this point everything is going as it is," Dresner said.

Mary Hussmann, a representative of Grass Roots Organization, said the events that happened in Moberly this morning are an example of why the Columbia Police Department should take a second look at how and when they should use tasers.

GRO says it will be filing a resolution opposing police use of tasers with the columbia city council next week. GRO has gathered 500 signatures in the last five days.

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[delimac59]

PIGS will ALWAYS protect other PIGS! Judges will ALWAYS protect other CORRUPT and worthless scumbag Judges! Lawyers will ALWAYS suck a judges DICK and SCREW their client in order to stay in good standing with the Criminally Corrupt Judges! ALWAYS! ALWAYS!! ALWAYS!!!

[chopin7tristesse]

killers, war on people.

[freakbaby6981]

Yeah, they completely leave out that the cops told him at the bar earlier that night that they were going to get him. And they did.

[PMnews1]

Sue the department good luck with that. Its time to fight back people.

[SiggyStern]

@upcdrummer2002

If your child died,do you think you would be in the position to talk the way you want it,If I were here I would get far too emotional!!!!!......she said what she wanted to say but reading it was like a help for her to be able to do so....I feel deeply sorry for her

[Creequ]

"Taser are a safe device to use so we are going to watch the situation until we have factual medical and scientific evidence as cause of death and at that point we will possibly reconsider, but at this point everything is going as it is," Dresner said.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA. Riiight. Even if he had some kind of health problem, it's fucking obvious he wouldn't have died without the taser.

American reasoning is retarded.

[upcdrummer2002]

@upcdrummer2002

Hahahahahah you dumb fuck...talking about imbred and marrying sisters...you do remember you live in Tennesee right? Have you ever been to Missouri you dumb ass I just got done telling you there one of the top states for highest educated police officers. You probably didnt understand that, but I dont have time to explain it to you and your 2nd grade IQ...heres an idea go fuck your mom again and change your tampon ok?? Bye bye

[upcdrummer2002]

@robinhoodtn1

Hey dumbass....maybe you should be the one who learns how to read...In the comment you made you mentioned cops werent trained or some stupid shit and then compared it to your dumbass Tennessee story. FYI...this happened in Missouri shit for brains so if your comparing training with Tennessee then your the one thats the retard. Guess your not so grown up after all huh?

[upcdrummer2002]

@robinhoodtn1

Hahahah show s how much you know dumb ass....If you would do your research properly you would know Missouri has one of the longest police academy training programs in the nation. It's 6 months long full time 8 hours a day and you CAN NOT get a job working patrol unless you have graduated from one of these academies. Oh and you also have to do continuing training yearly to maintain your position...Before you lead all these people on with worthless (incorrect) information RESEARCH

[upcdrummer2002]

Why is she reading off of a paper??? Shows how much she really remembers!