Two Marion Police officers are suspended after the request
for the State Law Enforcement Division to investigate a case of possible excessive force. , Sgt. Eric Walters and Frankie
Brown are currently not on the job pending the outcome of the investigation for
an incident that happened April 2, on Jones Ave. in Marion.
According to an incident report, Sgt. Eric Walters was
patrolling the area when he saw a female leaving the yard of a house that had a
"For Sale" sign in front.
According to the report, Walters began questioning
40-year-old Melissa Davis, to determine why she was in the area and make sure
the home, had not been burglarized.
The report indicates Davis tried to pull away from the
officer and would not cooperate, so the
officer used a stun gun on her.(1) Then she reportedly tried to run again, and
again a stun gun was used.(2)
At this point the report said Sgt. Frankie Brown arrived on
the scene and the woman struggled to get out of handcuffs. Brown then used his stun gun (3) on Davis several times (5 and 6).Police charged
Davis with failure to stop on command of an officer and escape.Davis
subsequently asked the police department to investigate the manner in which she
was treated during the arrest.Marion Police Chief Jim Gray said his office
handed over all of the information on the case, to SLED for assistance.