Unarmed 75-year-old Michael Clark Tasered without warning by Colorado officers Nicholas Hanning & Ellie Summers

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Two incidents, two lawsuits, same two cops:

• Unarmed 75-year-old Michael Clark Tasered without warning by Colorado officers Nicholas Hanning & Ellie Summers​
• Officers Nicholas Hanning & Ellie Summers arrested Brady Mistic for not complying with their orders. That’s because he is deaf.​

Nicholas Hanning (left) & Ellie Summers (right)​

Unarmed 75-year-old Tasered without warning by Colorado officer: ‘What did I do?’

23 July 2021

When police knocked on Michael Clark’s door in Idaho Springs, Colo., in May, he emerged in his underwear, holding a swordlike weapon. Police ordered him to drop it, and the 75-year-old complied, placing it on a shelf several feet behind him. “Get on the ground!” a female officer screamed, her weapon pointed at Clark. “No,” Clark said, trying to explain the dispute he was having with his neighbors. Without warning, a male officer raised his Taser, pointed it at Clark’s torso and fired. Clark fell backward into his apartment and went unconscious. The police then dragged Clark’s body out of ...

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Lawsuit claims Idaho Springs police staged crime after assault of elderly man

4 April 2021

The 75-year-old man who was allegedly assaulted by an officer with the Idaho Springs Police Department (ISPD) filed a lawsuit against officers and the department Monday morning. He claimed that police tased him, dragged his unconscious body out of his apartment, and took a sword from a high shelf in his unit and dropped it in the hallway. In the federal lawsuit, Michael Clark claimed violations of his civil rights under federal and Colorado constitutions by two officers — Nicholas Hanning and Ellie Summers — and their supervising officer, Cpl. Richard Sonnenberg. Clark also sued the police department, claiming they ...

Lawsuit claims Idaho Springs police staged crime after assault of elderly man

The elderly man who was allegedly assaulted by Idaho Springs police filed a lawsuit against officers and the department Monday morning. He claimed that police tased him, dragged his unconscious body out of his apartment, and took a sword from a high shelf in his unit and put it in the hallway.

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Idaho Springs officer arrested for assault

8 July 2021

An Idaho Springs police officer was arrested last week on suspicion of assault after a May 30 incident left a local 75-year-old man hospitalized. Nicholas Hanning, who has been on administrative leave from ISPD, turned himself in on July 7 after an arrest warrant was issued for third-degree assault of an at-risk adult, a class 6 felony, according to a press release from the Fifth Judicial District Attorney’s Office. No other charges have been filed at this time. Bond was set at $2,000 cash or surety, which Hanning met. Formal charges were expected July 12, and his next appearance is ...

Idaho Springs officer arrested for assault

An Idaho Springs police officer was arrested this week on suspicion of assault after a May 30 incident left a local senior hospitalized. Nicholas Hanning has been on administrative leave from ISPD since the investigation began last month.

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Idaho Springs officer faces assault charge involving at-risk adult

8 July 2021

An Idaho Springs police officer faces a charge of third-degree assault of an at-risk adult after using a Taser to injure a man in his 70s who was wielding a "club-like object," the Idaho Springs Police Department said Thursday. The charges stem from an incident around 11 p.m. on May 30, 2021. That evening, Nicholas Hanning, 35, and another officer with the Idaho Springs Police Department (ISPD) responded to an alleged assault along the 3200 block of Riverside Drive. A woman had said she was assaulted by her neighbor, according to the 5th Judicial District Attorney's Office. The officers were ...

Idaho Springs officer faces assault charge involving at-risk adult

An Idaho Springs police officer faces a charge of third-degree assault of an at-risk adult after using a Taser to injure a man in his 70s who was wielding a "club-like object," the Idaho Springs Police Department said Thursday.

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Family ‘Disgusted’ After Cop Who Tasered, Beat Innocent Elderly Grandpa Gets Sweetheart Deal

7 December 2021

On May 30, 75-year-old Michael Clark had harmed no one, broken no law, and was asleep in his home when Idaho Springs cops barged in through his front door and attacked him without warning. For months, Clark and his family have been demanding justice and they thought they would see it after officer Nicholas Hanning was fired and charged. However, that justice appears to be dwindling. This week, according to an email sent from the Clear Creek District Attorney’s Office to Clark’s attorney, Hanning is being offered a plea deal that will reduce his charge of third degree assault on ...

Family 'Disgusted' After Cop Who Tasered, Beat Innocent Elderly Grandpa Gets Sweetheart Deal

An innocent elderly man was attacked by a cop who caused him to have a stroke and now that cop is getting his blue privilege.

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Ex-Colorado cop pleads guilty to using Taser on man in 70s

9 December 2021

A former Colorado police officer who used a Taser on a 75-year-old man without warning, requiring the man to be taken to the hospital, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor assault charge in a deal in which he permanently relinquished his right to serve as a law enforcement officer in the state. An attorney for the man's family objected to the deal, claiming that prosecutors showed former Idaho Springs Officer Nicholas Hanning special treatment and asking the judge to consider appointing a special prosecutor to take on the case, KUSA-TV reports. Judge Cynthia Jones conditionally accepted the plea but scheduled ...

Ex-Colorado cop pleads guilty to using Taser on man in 70s