Stun Gun Used to Control Unruly Murder Suspect in Court

A 24-year-old murder suspect in Jefferson, Wisconsin, near Madison in the south central portion of the state, was carried out of the courtroom after erupting violently in court on Monday.

The murder suspect challenged sheriff deputies by standing up, shouted profanities and starting to fight with deputies. A large contingent of deputies, five in total, forced him onto a table in an attempt to subdue him. The deputies then used a stun gun and bodily removed him from the courtroom. The entire incident was recorded on video.

The murder suspect is obviously a highly volatile man who is charged with killing two people outside of a Jefferson area bar in the early hours of the morning. The two people slain, an off duty police officer, a 6 year veteran from the town of Oconomowoc’s police department, and her boyfriend, were said to have been killed over a petty bar dispute.

The two individuals where transported to different hospitals after the shooting. The off duty police officer died at Fort Memorial Hospital in Fort Atkinson and her boyfriend died at a Milwaukee hospital early Sunday morning.

Immediately prior to the outburst the murder suspect had learned that the judge set his bail at one million dollars.

Considering how high emotions run in cases involving the death of a law enforcement officer, it is good that it is possible to subdue a violent offender using a non-lethal weapon. Order in the courtroom was maintained with the minimum amount of force.