Lower Merion police said the officer was legally justified to deploy his taser. But they acknowledge best practices in de-escalation were not used.
A Lower Merion Township police officer will be facing disciplinary review in connection with aLower Merion police said the officer was legally justified to deploy his Taser. But they acknowledge best practices in de-escalation were not used.Police said the incident began a mile down the road from the Wawa in Bala Cynwyd when an officer tried to pull Chaine Jordan over for allegedly tailgating a pickup truck.Jordan then activated her hazards.
The officer with gun drawn and pointed down engaged in a roughly two-minute conversation where she allegedly wouldn't provide her license or registration and instead asked for a supervisor to arrive. "There is an unknown risk here, you have the pursuit, you non-compliance of the occupants. You have an inability to see in the car. These are all concerning," said Captain Gene Pasternak of the Lower Merion police.
Police said Jordan's Volvo had blacked out windows and she wouldn't keep her window fully rolled down. But police brass acknowledges the primary officer could have de-escalated the situation better by waiting for backup, using the vehicle's megaphone system to command the situation and the use less forceful language.Attorney Nadeem Bezar, who represents Jordan, said his client didn't feel safe pulling over on Conshohocken State Road.
"A driver who doesn't know why they are being pulled over, doesn't know why they are being surrounded, doesn't know why guns are drawn, immediately goes into a flight or panic situation. Not unusual," said Bezar.
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