Opinion ID: 2452067
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Heading Rank: 2

Heading: Phase Two: The initial use of the taser.

Text: Simon and Oaks began to escort Olson out of the home, but in the process of doing so, the three men fell to the floor. [4] Olson affied that he did not struggle with the officers, that he did not know what was going on, and that he tried to get his feet underneath him and stand up again. But Joseph testified that after Oaks and Simon stood up, Olson began kicking at both officers. Oaks and Simon testified that Olson also attempted to bite Simon, a fact which Olson does not dispute. The arrest audio recorded the sounds of a scuffle, Joseph saying, Get him out of here, and Olson continuing to scream and swear. Olson's hands remained handcuffed behind him throughout the interaction. At some point while on the floor, Olson wrapped his legs around a vertical support pole in the living area; the arrest audio recorded one of the officers telling Olson to stand up several times, and Simon stating, Boya, if you don't comply I am going to drive stun you; let go of the pole. In response, Joseph, who was standing apart from the group, deployed his taser two times from across the room. The taser prongs did not make a complete circuit and Olson responded by saying, It feels like a vibrator. The officers continued to tell Olson to stand up, stop resisting, and comply with their efforts to remove him from the home. Olson responded with a string of protests and profanity. The officers then began to deploy their tasers in drive-stun mode. [5]