Stacy recalled pointing to one of the officers on the scene and asking Curtis, Is that the one who did it?. I havent done anything officer, Bryce yelled. She told the sergeant she spoke to that the family believed the officers had conducted an illegal search and that they were considering filing a complaint. One pull on the trigger sent electricity shooting out for five seconds; Runnels had held it down the equivalent of four pulls. Later, a different spokesperson would tell KCTV that the use of the Taser was in policy. Runnelss name wasnt initially released. In the video you see Runnels opening the driver's door telling Masters to get out. Three years? Timothy Runnels, a 32-year-old former Independence, Missouri, police officer SENTENCED to 4 years in Federal Prison. In every interaction, whether at school or out in public, the question of what he did, what responsibility he must have for his own injury, hung over him. They put ice packs around his body to prevent his brain from swelling. I have to admit that I teared up at the part about minority victims, that never see the inside of a courtroom. Eric Garner was killed right in front of our eyes and yet no one was held responsible. Runnels also spoke last week and apologized to Masters and his family. Tchous study was one of the first to demonstrate that a Taser shock canpotentially lead to cardiac arrest and it was financed by Taser International and completed in 2006, eight years prior to Runnels using a Taser on Bryce. A former Independence police officer has been sentenced to serve four years in prison after violating the rights of a 17-year-old boy during a traffic stop.Timothy Runnels used a Taser on Bryce . Assistant U.S. Attorney David M. Ketchmark argued that the length of time that Runnels held down the Tasers trigger was an aggravating factor. At that point, Matt and Stacy were not at all worried about Bryces safety. We need White people of good conscience to join the fight against police cruelty and unlawful behavior. Being a convicted felon and losing the only career he ever aspired to was a significant punishment for Runnels, Hobbs said. Four years is not nearly enough for condemning this young man to alifetime of pain and suffering, but it is so much more justice than so many others got. The FBI arrived within the hour. . The neurologist calmly explained that 15 is the best score, indicating a patient is fully aware and awake. The video and other evidence presented at the sentencing demonstrates that Runnels then deliberately dropped the handcuffed victim face-first into the pavement. The cop put his foot on his back and moved it back and forth like he was putting a cigarette out and asked him, Are you ready to get up now? You could tell the kid was going into convulsions.. The Runnels case is unusual not just because it represents the rare instance of a policeman successfully sued for damages. Was he drunk, on drugs, what could do this? No, thats not it at all, the nurse responded. Runnels had once been an officer inthe Kansas City Police Department, though Matt didnt work in his sector. Former Independence Police Officer, Timothy Runnels, sentenced to four years in Federal prison for use of excessive force during traffic stop. Judge Whipple issued the sentence, which will be followed by two years of supervised release. A federal felony is not a slap on the wrist, Hobbs said. Former Officer Timothy Runnels was sentenced last week to four years in prison over the September 2014 incident. M. Tye Grant, the Kansas City Police Department updated its certification training after the bulletin was distributed in 2009 and noted the changes in a 2010 in-service update. Mostly Bryce struggled because he couldnt rely on his own memory of the incident. She told the Masters that Bryce had scored a three. A former Independence police officer who used a Taser on a teenager during a traffic stop last year has pleaded guilty to charges he violated the teen's constitutional rights. (Sept. 14, 2014) In my heart of hearts, I felt like he was slipping away, she said. Bryce, bettersit up, he said. A snapping thud filled the room the sound of Bryces 175-pound frame hitting the pavement as his teeth crashed together and his jaw dislocated. As Stacy walked into Centerpoints trauma center, nurses ushered her to where Bryce was hooked up to a ventilator, still unconscious. Frustrated, Runnels marched around the rear of the car to the drivers side and opened the door, telling Bryce to get out. Matt and Stacy said the agents seemed unsurprised by the injuries. Long ago history and recent events informmy opinion. Former Deputy Chief James Tolberttestifiedthat Sanford drew the crime scene of the home for him on a blank piece of paper during his investigation, and the picture included the locations where the bodies were found. He was mean, especially to his parents. Theyre working it backwards. Matts experience as a cop taught him that officers can sometimes write themselves out of trouble through exaggerated and self-serving reports. The police kept referencing an outstanding warrant, but unless there was a ticket Mattdidnt know about, Bryces license was valid and his car had been registered to Matt and Stacy for over three years. Nick Berardini[emailprotected]gmail.com@NickBerardini, Matt Stroud[emailprotected]gmail.com@MattStroud. The 17-year-old went into a coma after what started as a traffic stop ended with Runnels using his Taser for 20 seconds, four times longer than officers are supposed to keep the electricity running. Bryce Masters received CPR after being tased by Officer Timothy Runnels (top right), Sept. 14, 2014. His initial thought was that maybe, somehow, even though hed carried a Taser since 2004, hed simply missed something in training. Thats what caused him to go into cardiac arrest. After going for so long without oxygen, at least some brain damage was inevitable. He told Bryce that the officer shouldnt have gone into his pockets and the search was likely illegal. Independence, Missouri - Video released on Monday shows a new view of the moment a police officer used a taser on a teenager. If no positive reviews are shown, then no reviews are currently on file. He found himself doing things out of character, like punching holes in the drywall at his parents house when he became frustrated. Bryce Masters used his mobile phone to record his encounter with Officer Timothy Runnels on September 14, 2014. How he dragged the near-unconscious boy away from the dashcam and then callously dropped him so that his face hit theconcrete sidewalk is sickening. The provider is registered as an individual and his NPI record was last . Cops do make bad decisions. He wasnt just alive he was demonstrating awareness. He knows there are manydeserving cases, especially involving minority victims, that never see the inside of a courtroom. We came together to support the Dream Defenders in Floridaand their mission, our first project and the origin of our name. He pled guilty to one charge and was sentenced. A former Independence police officer who injured a teen driver during a 2014 traffic stop was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison. I cant tell you what is on there, Stacy remembered one agent telling them. He was transported back to the moment when everything changed, and despite how hard his life had become, he thought he would do it all the same way again. He knows there are manydeserving cases, especially involving minority victims, that never see the inside of a courtroom. Do you think that Bryce is going to make it? heasked her. Our Law Enforcement Documentation Act of 2016. Runnels faced a dire sentence that day up to 10 years in federal prison. Matt also had to endure half a dozen funny Taser videos between slides. The audio kicked in at that point, and the cruisers door opened. It's the most comprehensive and trusted online destination for law enforcement agencies and police departments worldwide. Matt called the FBI again. Runnels had resigned from the Kansas City department under threat of termination in 2010. It really should be that if someone with the power to deprive others of life, liberty, and freedom is found to have falsified evidence that resulted in a conviction, then they themselves should be sentenced to the full term that the charge carries. After Bryce was tased, Matt discovered something hed never heard in any Taser training hed gone through, something he resisted believing, because it violated an article of faith among police officers: Tasers can kill. He was born on May 27, 1947 in Bloomingburg, Ohio to Clarence and Rebecca Wyatt Runnels. Lexipol. Officer Timothy Runnels was waiting to learn his fate after pleading guilty to a federal crime he committed almost two years ago, on September 14, 2014. "Well, you better learn how to fight before you start challenging people," Martin reportedly told him at the time. I get a lot of sympathy from my black cop friends, like, this is what weve been saying about cops for a long, long time.'. 3. 2021) Annotate this Case Court Description: [Kelly, Author, with Colloton and Melloy, Circuit Judges] Civil Case - Civil Rights Act. Timothy Runnels, a 32-year-old former Independence, Missouri, police officer, sat at a large, rectangular defense table inside Courtroom 8B at the Charles Evans Whittaker Federal Courthouse in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, late last month. Runnels faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for his conviction for violating the minor's civil rights. They understood Tasers to be safe tools, but tools that were used on suspects who posed a threat to officers. But Matt was grappling not only with his perspective as father and husband, but the fact that Runnels was a fellow police officer. _____________________________________________________________. He began pressing his tongue, which was raw and swollen, against his teeth. When they opened his hospital gown, Matt saw two bright red marks that looked like bee stings on Bryces body. "The department remains committed to ensuring. Matt thinks back to his initial training in 2004, when he was assured that the weapons electric current would notcause death. Organize a group to go to a meeting with your congressperson. When Matt watches his son suffer, he sees the marriage of a police culture that is too eager to blindly justify force and a company shrewd enough to take advantage. A former Independence police officer who injured a teen driver during a 2014 traffic stop was sentenced Wednesday to four years in federal prison. Timothy Runnels, 59 Resides in Palmetto, FL Lived In Oneco FL, Terre Haute IN, Bradenton FL Related To Vanessa Runnels Includes Address (5) Phone (4) Email (3) See Results Timothy E Runnels, 26 Resides in Mound City, MO Lived In Craig MO Related To Shelli Runnels, Helen Runnels Includes Address (2) Phone (2) Email (1) See Results Former Independence, Mo., police officer Timothy Runnels was sentenced Wednesday to 4 years in prison for violating the constitutional rights of a minor who was in his custody. The staff had to tie his arms down as he kept reaching for his breathing tube, trying to rip it out. The only thing the public knew waswhat had been reported, and what had been reported was that he resisted a lawful arrest, and his car smelled like marijuana. It was deliberate, cold, and devoid of empathy or humanity. Keeping these facts in mind, Matt thought back to his training, and Bryces case. Matt was furious. Bryce Masters used his mobile phone to record his encounter with Officer Timothy Runnels on September 14, 2014. First Assistant U.S. Attorney David Ketchmark asked the judge to impose the four-year sentence. He hadnt seen most of them for a while, so they all made small talk. He said hed once been funny and quick-witted, and could fit in with lots of different groups. The dashcam video, which has been sealed by the court, is definitive and ugly, and Runnelss actions are impossible to justify. Over the next several weeks, he went down a rabbit hole of news stories about Taser-related deaths and studies examining the weapons potential lethality. Consider what the world of media would look like without The Intercept. All right, fine, fuck it, he said, aiming the Taser at Bryce and pulling the trigger. The video showing what OfficerTimothy Runnelsdid to the teenager is almost unwatchable. Interment will follow in the Largent Cemetery. Bryce spent the better part of 45 minutes arguing with his parents as he tried to wrap his mind around why they wanted to go to the game so early. Warning: This video contains graphic scenes of police violence. Matt had never seen that bulletin. Matt sees the good in what Tasers can do, under the right circumstances. View the profiles of people named Timothy Runnels. He admits now that the cop in him was looking for a way to excuse another officers actions, even as he learned more about Runnels. They called for scans and tests. "The department remains committed to ensuring that police officers who violate their sworn oaths by using excessive force are held accountable," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Gupta. A twenty-three second jolt of 50,000 watts ended his life for a short time resulting in irreparable brain damage. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita Gupta, head of the Justice Departments Civil Rights Division, and U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson of the Western District of Missouri announced that former Independence, Missouri, Police Officer Timothy Runnels was sentenced to 4 years in prison for violating the constitutional rights of a minor who was in his custody. They sat on the right side, with Runnelss family and friends on the left. We are rapidly approaching the signature collection phase of our campaign to get the Over-Policed Rights Act on the California ballot. But he doesnt trust the company selling them. As the video openswe seea gray Pontiac enter the frame, and Bryces dad, Matt, put his hand on his sons knee. And so many times thats just like an insert quote here in your report because thats going to cover your ass., Matt saw the phrasing and knew Runnels was looking for ways to justify both the stop and the attempted arrest. When asked if he still has faith in the system, considering that Runnels is one of the rare officers to face criminal punishment for using excessive force, Matt shakes his head no. They were overcome with the fear that his heart was still weak enough, or his brain damaged in some unexpected way, that he could die in his sleep. First, according to Bryce, he and a friend named Curtis Martes were searched by two Independence officers, Travis Gillihan and Timothy Runnels. A friend at the Independence police station called Matt to tell him his son had just been arrested. Chiropractor Timothy Runnels D.C. Dr. Timothy D. Runnels grew up in Houston. Hes going to prison. At no point did I intend to harm him, Runnels said last week. Am I under arrest? Runnels seemed to reconsider using the Taser, holstered it, and then reached into the car, attempting to pull Bryce out. Timothy Runnels, a 32-year-old former Independence, Missouri, police officer, sat at a large, rectangular defense table inside Courtroom 8B at the Charles Evans Whittaker Federal Courthouse in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, late last month. Judge Dean Whipple had not yet watched the government's key piece of evidence a dashboard video because he wanted to do so with attorneys present to make arguments. After misdiagnosing the cause of the problem, Matt Masters shared some more with us: After almost 20 years as a cop, it had become easy for Matt to split the world into good guys and bad guys. Baristas at two Kansas City-area Starbucks locations plan to unionize. His face was swollen, with some dirt and asphalt mashed into his cheek. The totality of his injury also made him reclusive. In a rare instance of a court denying qualified immunity to a government official, the 8th U.S. Just shoot them with the Taser, and its over and done with, Mattsaid. President Obama signed into a law a small piece of our bill in December 2014. "We hope that today's sentence will allow Bryce to begin to focus on his future. Bryce began to moan.You dont like to play by the rules, do you, Runnels said. According to the court filings, Runnels also admitted that his actions resulted in bodily injury to the minor. Bryce admits now that, given a potential lifetime of frustration, the thought crossed his mind. He was incredulous. When his mom noticed, he tried to explain how strange they felt. On April 5, for instance, Matt and Stacy wanted to surprise Bryce with tickets to a Kansas City Royals game. OurMichael Brown Over-Policed Rights Act, crowd-sourced at Daily Kos in the fall of 2014 after the death of Michael Brown. In addition to being a police officer, Martin also trained young boxers at a local gym. Today's story doesn't involve a Taser related death. Hes got his hand up on his car, his shades on, and hes looking pleased with himself, Stacy said. Why dont cops know all this? Certainly some did, but for all the years Matt had carried a Taser, he didnt know. While the number of people killed in Taser-related police interactions is in dispute and its unclear what role the Taser played in a number of these deaths Amnesty International has put the figure at more than 500. finds relevant news, identifies important training information, Then he pulled him out of the car, handcuffed him, and drug him around the car. He knows there are manydeserving cases, especially involving minority victims, that never see the inside of a courtroom. He acknowledges that the number of Taser deaths is small compared with the total number of Taser deployments, but he worries about the people like Bryce who are unnecessarily put at risk. When Stacy and Matt Masters began having children, they moved across the border to Kansas City so Matt could keep his job as an officer with the Kansas City Police Department. Matt assumed it was due to positional asphyxia a condition where breathing is inhibited because of awkward positioning or restraint. Bryce didnt budge. One punctured his chest, to the right of his midsection. As the ambulance took Bryce to Centerpoint Medical Center, Matt decided to stay to make sure Independence investigators appropriately collected evidence, assuming Bryce would recover. People were just shaking their heads, Stacy said. Runnels grabbedBryces cellphone, throwing it in front of the car, demanding that he get on the ground. (A member of Runnelss defense team, asked for comment, said he had no information about his clients departurefrom the Kansas City Police Department. He was allowed to remain free on bond Tuesday and was given until Aug. 1 to surrender to federal authorities. I remember thinking, Oh my God. Bryce was showing acute signs of decorticate posturing, a symptom of severe brain damage. Until that point, the Masters had no idea how long Bryce had actually been tased. The sergeant didnt respond well to the threat and told her that if she were a better mother, maybe none of this would have happened. Whenever you see these officers come out with a use of force, whether it be a shooting or a tasering or a whatever, there are phrases that always go in those reports, that weve been trained to put in there, Matt said. It was the Taser that almost killed Bryce. 2. Case Details Parties Documents Dockets Case Details Case Number: 19-2199 Filing Date: Matt once received a standing ovation after a grand jury cleared him of any wrongdoing in shooting a 16-year-old armed robbery suspect four times. Runnels needed to be held accountable for his actions, and they were disappointed the government accepted a plea deal based on only one of the charges. Aside from dealing with a traumatic brain injury, Bryce has battled the perception that he is somehow responsible for the crime committed against him. Runnels may have been a bad cop, but if he hadnt been given a device that Taser International had assured him was extremely unlikely to kill, then he might not have been tempted to shock a teenager who simply wanted to know why he was being arrested. By signing up, I agree to receive emails from The Intercept and to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Stacy just looked on in horror. The fatherattributes his fellow officers brutalization of his son to lack of training. The Independence Police Department did not respond to a request for comment. It looked like he hit his head on the concrete. After excessively tazing a fellow cops underage son during a traffic stop and slamming the handcuffed teen face-first onto the street, an overzealous officer was recently sentenced to four years in prison for violating the minors civil rights. Matt is a 19-year veteran of the Kansas City Police Department with a slew of warrior-cop credentials. A jury found police officer Runnels used excessive force against Masters during a traffic stop. Matt couldnt see any probable cause. "The department remains committed to ensuring that police officers who violate their sworn oaths by using excessive force are held accountable," said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Gupta. Because youre only as good as the training.. Matt took his time, doing his best to weigh a years worth of soul-searching. Stacy and Matt cried as Bryce fought. It goes back to the way he was trained. By Sunday, Bryce was ready to leave the hospital. Bryce Masters was 17 at the time of the September 2014 confrontation with former Officer Timothy Runnels. The Independence Police Department was hardest on him. Talk to a staff member. Dash camera video of the incident depicts Runnels handcuffing the minor after the taser deployment and then picking him up. Aside from dealing with a traumatic brain injury, Bryce has battled the perception that he is somehow responsible for the crime committed against him. Matt started searching the internet for Taser deaths and cardiac arrest. Our state version of the MBOPRA is currently in committee in the Kansas legislature. Officer Timothy Runnels stopped Bryce Masters, 17, in the Kansas City suburb of Independence, Missouri, on Sept. 14, 2014 because Masters was driving a car owned by a woman with an outstanding. He was shot 21 times in the back and seven times about the body. "These outages are minimal compared to what we saw today," Runnels said . Even on the night of Runnels sentencing, Bryce said, he was followed by an Independence squad car for at least 3miles. The Supreme Court has said that the doctrine is necessary to give officers breathing room to make reasonable but mistaken judgments. Without it, according to the court, the possible threat of personal liability would make them overly timid and discourage people from entering public service. As the boy went into cardiac arrest and technically died before paramedics resuscitated him, the aggressive cop was captured on video manhandling and stepping on the dying teens motionless body. He didnt understand why we wanted to go so early, and he threw a fit, Matt said. As Bryce lay prone in the street, Runnels continued to deploy the Taser. This time, he didnt reconsider. Then one morning in August 2014, after spending the night at a friends house in Independence, Bryce walked outside and approached his car, which was parked on the street. Used both as a description of a state of mind as well as a medical diagnosis, excited delirium is a phrase that medical examiners sometimes use in official reports after a person is severely injured or killed in an intense police interaction. They still didnt know how bad the damage was, but at least Bryce recognized his parents. Now, he sees a company with everything at stake trying to have it both ways: Tasers are safe for all sorts of encounters, but dont blame us when something goes wrong. The jury returned its verdict Friday in U.S. District Court in Kansas City after a week-long trial in the lawsuit brought by Bryce Masters against the former officer, Timothy Runnels. Lets not wait until you or your family members are the victims before you join the fight. His face was swollen, with some dirt and asphalt mashed into his cheek. Runnels grabbed his Taser from his belt and pointed it at Bryce, who repeatedly asked what he was being pulled over for. The doctrine has effectively shielded police from all but the most egregious conduct and oftentimes it has shielded them from such conduct as well. He had done exactly what his parents told him to do. It is only fair. The companys use of the condition in public statements and court testimony is controversial as well. It looked like he hit his head on the concrete. Bryce was still getting an MRI when a neurologist working on his case pulled Matt and Stacy into a private room and explained that she had calculated Bryces Glasgow Coma Score, a point system designed to gauge the severity of a brain injury. Tasers told everybody, If youve got to put your hands on somebody, why? He took a shot right to the heart, and that sent him into cardiac arrest.. No one said anything about avoiding the chest, and this was five years after Taser International officially changed the target area and with an incident involving a local officers child providing a perfect example of what could happen. I get a lot of sympathy from my black cop friends, like, this is what weve been saying about cops for a long, long time.'. His chin was split open. Both Matt and Stacy immediately wondered what it would show. But there was no charge for the initial Taser deployment. Runnels faces a statutory maximum sentence of 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for his conviction for violating the minor's civil rights. Former Independence, Mo., police officer Timothy Runnels was sentenced Wednesday to 4 years in prison for violating the constitutional rights of a minor who was in his custody. OurFreedom of Information Act project. Timothy Runnels - today's latest news and major events - Sputnik International Read today's latest news on the topic Timothy Runnels: Missouri Teen Dead for 8 Minutes After Cop Tased Him for 23 Seconds (VIDEO), International Timothy Runnels Articles Choose a period Missouri Teen Dead for 8 Minutes After Cop Tased Him for 23 Seconds (VIDEO) Be careful shooting fleeing suspects. The more they discussed the question, the more sobering it became. 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