10-06-2017 05:20 via kxan.com

Austin officer suspended 20 days for use of Taser during arrest

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin Police Department officer has started a 20-day suspension after shocking a suspect with a stun gun who was not resisting arrest.
Officer Chris Limmer, who has been with the department since July 1994, was suspended beginning Wednesday continuing through June 26.
According to a department memo, Officer Limmer was working the Property Crimes Task Force on Jan. 17, trying to find a suspect with an active warrant for burglary of a habitation.
Officers found the man in
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