The Illinois Office of State Guardian is suing two sheriff's deputies for using a stun gun on three teenaged boys. The suit alleges that the boys did
July 22, 2009

The Illinois Office of State Guardian is suing two sheriff's deputies for using a stun gun on three teenaged boys. The suit alleges that the boys did nothing to provoke the officers.

UPI reported:

In court papers, the office says two Jefferson County deputies -- David Bowers and Lonnie Lawler -- went on a rampage July 4, 2008, at the Southern Thirty Adolescent Center near Mount Vernon. The deputies had been called to the shelter -- which houses boys ages 11 to 18 -- because of problems with three children ages 11 and 12.

The suit charges Bowers used his Taser on one teenage boy with no provocation and then pushed another boy down and stunned him as well. Lawler allegedly handcuffed another boy, while Bowers then stunned him.

A 17-year-old girl, at the shelter for a day program, tried to get the two men to stop, the suit says. Lawler allegedly put her in handcuffs and Bowers choked her and shut her in a closet.

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