A Richmond County deputy has been placed on administrative leave with pay after one of his girlfriend’s children used his taser while he was at her home, accidentally injuring the child’s sibling with it.
According to sheriff’s Capt. Calvin Chew, the road patrol officer is on leave pending the outcome of the investigation.
“It has been learned that a child was able to obtain possession of the deputy’s taser while inside a home and the taser was accidentally discharged striking another child in the household,” Capt. Chew said. “Adults were present and transported the child to GRU for treatment.”
The deputy’s name was not immediately released.
