14 yr old girl Tasered in the Head by Police Chief in New Mexico

Tucumcari Police Chief Roger Hatcher has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into last weeks Taser shooting of a teenage girl.

Hatcher said he shot two Taser darts at Kailee Martinez, 14, Thursday while responding to a domestic dispute between the girl and her mother. One hit her in the head and the other struck her back.

Martinez said she was released from Albuquerques University of New Mexico Hospital on Sunday following a two-hour surgery to remove one of the darts from her head.

The surgery left her with 18 staples and six stitches.

"I feel good being home," Martinez said Tuesday. "It is a lot better than being in a hospital."

Martinez mother, Stacy Akin, said she drove her daughter to police headquarters after they fought about a cell phone.

Hatcher said the girl walked away from the police station and when he talked with Akin she had a bloody lip and scratches from a fight.

Hatcher said he found the girl in a city park, but when he tried to talk to her she ran into traffic without looking.

Hatcher said he was unable to catch her and used the stun gun because he didnt know where she might go and he had to get her stopped.

"I was going to the park to clear my mind," Martinez said. "I go there when I get angry. It is a place where I can calm down."

Martinez said she saw Hatcher drive around the park and did not want to stay there and deal with him. She said she was walking west across Monroe Street when Hatcher got out of his vehicle and told her to stop.

"I remember him saying 'stop, stop' and then watching him pull it out (Taser)," Martinez said. "The next thing I remember was being in the ambulance, handcuffed."

Akin said her family has hired an attorney but declined to discuss any legal actions the family may take.

Akin said they will return to Albuquerque in a week for a follow-up doctors appointment.

"To be honest, none of this should have ever happened," Akin said.

Rose said Hatcher was placed on administrative leave Monday

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[atube4view]

Only way to control WETBACKS!

[into777infinity]

@jman9022 Then he shouldn't be trying to taser a fucking kid you idiot. Stop making excuses for these assholes.

[TheDeistAngle]

What in the fuck.

[jman9022]

Tasers are horribly inaccurate, depending on how far away the officer is, for all anyone of you YouTube heros know, he aimed for her back, and one of the prongs hit her in the head. Now I'm not saying that what he did was right, I'm just stating that it may have been out of his control.

[erieejustice911]

This is what happenes when you shoot a relative of a cop while on 911 asking for help. If you go to you tube Erie Parties /Joel Atkin there is the 911 call which is missing 20 to 30 seconds,a video of me telling what I want answers to,and below the video is the link to Face Book which has all the papers supporting my questions and what my son said happened that day. If you see self defence please send to as many people as you can.Stay safe out there. Thank You and God

Bless!

[sschreck]

jesus fucking christ THE DUMB FUCKING PIG COULD HAVE SHOT HER ANYWHERE LESS THAN LETHAL THAN HER HEAD!!11!!!!1 IF HE "HAD" TO SHOOT HER IF SHE HAD A GUN OR SOMETHING HE COULD HAVE HIT HER IN THE TORSO. DUMB FUCK PIG

[newkid765]

at first i was totally on the girls side then i saw the mom....



[ladyjevaughnbaby22]

that shit bogus now what if that was his child she was only 14 years old dayum he just fucked her life up omg

[sweetcommand0]

its probably coz shes nearly black.

*police dude tazers girl*

policeman: "yeah! not white enough aye?"

girl: "aaaaaaaa"

[MADHEAVYMETAL]

thats fanily is rich now

fuck that asshole