NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee police officer who used his stun gun on a DoorDash driver wrote an arrest report saying the man had become argumentative while denying he was speeding, refused to hand over identifying information, demanded to see a supervisor and stayed in his car when ordered to get out.
Highlights
- Driver, Delane Gordon, a food delivery driver, began recording his traffic stop for speeding and asked to see the officer’s supervisor.
- Gordon’s attorney, Ryan Wheeler, says Gordon is facing additional charges of resisting arrest and obstruction of justice.
- Officer wrote an arrest report saying the man had become argumentative while denying he was speeding, refused to hand over identifying information, demanded to see a supervisor and stayed in his car when ordered to get out.
- Police have so far not identified the officer.
- Officer Evan Driskill said he clocked Gordon driving a 35 mph zone in a 35-mph zone; he told him he’d have a backup.