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Gerald Amidon, 46, a Boise contractor, was at his girlfriend's house on Valentine's Day, trying to patch up the relationship, when Boise police arrived at the door, barged in without identifying themselves and quickly subdued him, deploying the Taser three to four times, according to a tort claim filed Monday with the City of Boise.

Boise Police Officer Guy McKean is identified in the police report as the officer wielding the Taser; an audio tape of the arrest appears to indicate that it was McKean who stunned Amidon at least two times, and threatened to shock him further on his "asshole" and "balls." Amidon has sued McKean, along with arresting officer Cory Bammert, officers Deidra Harr and Mark Abercrombie and supervising Sgt. George Stevens--identified only as "Officer #10" in the suit. The city is also named in the lawsuit.

Police Chief Mike Masterson, responding to Murphy's report, called the excessive use of the Taser and the sexually explicit threats, "conduct unbecoming an officer," an offense that often leads to termination.

While McKean and Stevens were disciplined for their actions, Masterson would not divulge the nature of the punishment and confirmed that both officers had returned to regular duty.

Murphy's decision to investigate initiated a separate internal probe, assigned to the Idaho State Police. The state police referred their findings to the Ada County prosecutor, who declined to charge McKean or any of the other officers involved.

Amidon claims in the lawsuit that his career and income have been damaged by the incident, that he has suffered emotional distress and that he questions the prior respect he had for the police and the city. He is asking for $500,000 in punitive damages and has prepared a federal civil rights lawsuit that his attorney, Ron Coulter, will file within 91 days if the city does not respond adequately to the tort claim.

http://www.boiseweekly.com/boise/tasered-boise-man-files-brutality-cla
im/Content?oid=1119389

Read lawsuit: www.boiseweekly.com/pdf/Amidon_TortClaim.pdf

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police audio: http://media.idahostatesman.com/smedia/2009/07/22/17/BPD_IA_July2009_A
udio.source.prod_affiliate.36.mp3

Cop: Do you feel this?

Suspect: Yes, sir.

Cop: Do you feel that? That’s my …

Suspect: Okay

Cop: … Taser up your ass.

Suspect: Okay

Cop: So don’t move.

Suspect: I’m trying not to. I can’t breathe.

Cop: Now do you feel this in your balls?

Suspect: I do, sir. I’m not going to move. I’m not gonna move.

Cop: Now I’m gonna tase your balls if you move again.

(A full minute goes by)

Cop: Okay, I’m gonna take this Taser out of your asshole now. Are you going to fight with me?

Suspect: No, not at all, sir.

Cop: (to another cop) So far, for the last two minutes, he’s been cooperative. But then my Taser’s in his ass.

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