An Onondaga County, New York sheriff's deputy pulled over Audra Harmon, who had two of her children with her in her minivan. A routine traffic stop escalated quickly due to the cop's antagonistic conduct. The deputy, Sean Andrews, accused her of talking on her cell phone. She said that she could prove him wrong. He then stated that she was speeding. She denied it and got out of the van. He told her to get back in. She did, he then ordered her back out. He yanked her out by her arm, knocked her down with two Taser shots and charged her with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. His rationale on the disorderly conduct charge: She obstructed traffic when she got out of the van. The speeding accusation: going 50 mph in a 45-mph zone. The scene along Hopkins Road in Salina on the afternoon of January 31, 2011 was captured by a camera on the dashboard of Andrews' patrol car. Harmon, 38, claims that the video is proof of police brutality. She plans to sue the sheriff's office, claiming that Andrews was improperly trained in the use of his Taser. "It's not supposed to be used to take down people who pose no threat", she said. Andrews, 37, a deputy for four years, was taken off road patrol after the arrest and will remain in a new assignment until an internal affairs investigation is finished, Sheriff Kevin Walsh said. Walsh declined to comment because the case is under litigation. Andrews also would not comment. He makes $49095 a year, bringing his total compensation to over <b>...</b>
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