She honked at cops, then got hit by stun gun, convicted

She honked at cops, then got hit by stun gun, convicted
February 11, 2007




KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- A 69-year-old woman who was shocked with a stun gun after she honked her car horn at a police car has been convicted of resisting arrest for sparking a quarrel with officers.

But a Circuit Court jury refused to send Louise Jones to jail, fining her $650 instead.

Jones' attorney, Basil North, said he might appeal. ''We don't think she should have been convicted of anything,'' he said.

On June 15, 2004, police officers Cory Le Moine and Ryan VanDeusen responded to a domestic disturbance call near Jones' home. The officers were cruising the street slowly, watching for trouble. Jones was in her car behind the police vehicle when she honked her horn and pulled into her driveway.

Scuffled with police

Police, spooked by the horn, parked and questioned Jones, leading to a scuffle after they threatened to write her a ticket. The stun gun of one of the officers discharged, according to testimony.

The trial was Jones' second. She and her husband, 78-year-old Fred Jones, who tried to break up the scuffle, were convicted and sentenced to probation in Municipal Court. Both appealed, and charges against Fred Jones were dismissed. Louise Jones was granted a retrial in Circuit Court.

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