There are 2 article(s) tagged electric shields:

• September 2020

  • County police reform measures move to final vote

    A set of four ordinances affecting the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and the county corrections division advanced through second reading Monday, Sept. 28, at the Shelby County Commission. And the use of electric shields by deputies at a Downtown demonstration last week was part of the commission’s discussion. Final votes are scheduled for Oct. 12.

    By Bill Dries September 28, 2020

  • Sheriff calls display of electric shields during protest ‘regrettable mistake’

    Shelby County Sheriff Floyd Bonner says the jail’s Direct Response Team made a “regrettable mistake” by displaying e-shields, which can deliver an electric shock, during recent protests outside 201 Poplar. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 25, 2020