By Cole Waterman
mlive.com
SAGINAW, Mich. — As a Saginaw County Jail corrections officer sat at his desk, a colleague came up behind him and stunned him with a Taser. The jolt caused the seated officer to flail backward and tumble from his chair.
In the long run, the incident caused the officer who used the Taser to lose her job and face a criminal charge.
The Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office released video footage the incident, which occurred March 24 inside a control tower within the jail at 311 S. Harrison St.
The video shows a male officer seated at a desk, while colleague Angelina L. Young walks behind him. She pulls her Taser International X26 and uses it to drive-stun her coworker under his right arm.
The shocked officer falls backward and out of his chair. Young, still holding her Taser, pats his back and seems to help him from the ground.
Sheriff William L. Federspiel placed Young on administrative leave for an investigation to take place. He fired her in early June once the probe concluded.
Young indicated she had stunned her coworker as a practical joke, the sheriff said.
Lt. David C. Kerns said Young had been a full-time corrections officer since at least 2017. She had participated in annual Taser safety training and knew not to withdraw the weapon unless it was necessary, Kerns said.
Young on June 25 was arraigned in Saginaw County District Court on one count of assault and battery. The charge is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.
Young is represented by attorney James F. Gust, who declined to comment on the case.
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