Texas granny Kathryn Winkfein dares cop to use Taser
A 72-year-old great-grandmother chose the wrong policeman when she dared Deputy Constable Chris Bieze to Taser her.
Kathryn Winkfein made headlines last month after she was stopped by Const Bieze for speeding.
Caught doing nearly 100km/h in a 70km/h zone in Travis County, Texas, Ms Winkfein refused to accept the ticket.
The official police word was Ms Winkfein "mouthed off, then was physically non-compliant".
Const Bieze's response was to send 50,000 volts through her body. Twice.
Ms Winkfein told her story to media outlets, claiming she did nothing to provoke the Taser "attack".
But video footage released overnight from Const Bieze's car shows Winkfein swearing and shouting at the officer, then daring him to Taser her.
"You gonna shove me?" Ms Winkfein tells Const Bieze in the video. "You gonna shove a 72-year-old woman?"
"Step back or I’m going to Taser you," she is told.
"Go ahead, Taser me," she replies.
After five more warnings, the "combative" Ms Winkfein was then Tasered.
In the video, she can be seen screaming on the ground after being zapped by the 50,000-volt charge.
Const Bieze fires another jolt of electricity into her body when she tries to get up.
Precinct 3 Sergeant Major Gary Griffin told UK tabloid The Sun: "She was using language I wouldn't expect any woman to use, let alone a 72-year-old woman."
"There’s nobody that wanted this to happen any worse, than Deputy Chris Bieze."
Ms Winkfein did not require an ambulance and is yet to respond to the video footage.
