06-09-2018 19:43 via 10tv.com

Police: Ohio resource officer activated Taser to wake student

SMITHVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Police in northeast Ohio have placed a school resource officer on unpaid leave for activating a Taser to wake up a sleeping student.WEWS-TV reports the incident happened Aug. 30 at Liberty Preparatory School in Smithville. Police say Officer Maryssa Boskoski was called to a classroom when a sleeping student wouldn't wake up for a teacher or principal.Smithville Police Chief Howard Funk says Boskoski removed the cartridge from the Taser and "arced" it. Authorities sa
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