Keith Weidner attended a seminar in Seattle, Washington on October 15, 2009. The seminar was hosted by the National Police Accountability Project (“NPAP”). Lawyers from across the nation met to discuss trial practices specific to police misconduct. The NPAP was founded in order to end police abuse of authority and is made up of lawyers who exclusively represent victims of police misconduct.
The Pensacola Police Department (PPD) is reviewing its’ policies on the use of tasers after an officer discharged his taser from a moving vehicle. Officer Ard was in pursuit of a man fleeing by bicycle early Saturday morning when he fired his taser from his vehicle. The unidentified man fell from the bicycle and was fatally run over by the officer’s patrol car. An autopsy is set for today to determine if the taser struck the man. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) is investigating the incident and Officer Ard has been placed on paid administrative leave pending review.
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