Legal Opinion
Russell Ex Rel. Jn v. Virg-In
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided July 22, 2011No. S-13537PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FABE, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
In July 2008 Officer Lee Virg-In used a taser two times on J.N., an 11-year-old girl. J.N. had been driving an ATV through the streets of Kotzebue with another young passenger. J.N. ran several stop signs and was otherwise driving dangerously, and Officer Virg-In used overhead lights and a siren to signal to J.N. to stop. J.N. refused to stop, first trying to escape on the ATV and later fleeing on foot. Officer Virg-In chased J.N. on foot and caught up with her. According to J.N., she was never aggressive or threatening towards Officer Virg-In, and she had…
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