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Resident alleges illegal detention and taser use by Aransas Pass police during public comment
Summary
A resident used public comment time to allege an officer deployed a Taser on a mother in 2023 without probable cause, said the bus driver witness was not interviewed until two weeks later, and requested the council place the item on a future agenda for review.
During the public‑comment period a resident described an incident she said occurred on March 30, 2023, alleging Aransas Pass Police Department officers detained and tased a mother who had moved away from a bus and that officers lacked reasonable suspicion for the detention.
"APD was dispatched to receive a phone call from a secondhand conversation...the bus driver told her there was a woman in front of the bus. That's it," the resident said. "They just targeted a female. Without a description...APD cannot simply target females and assume they are criminals." She said the bus driver was not interviewed until 14 days after the event and that video shows a supervisor use a Taser and later mock the woman.
The resident asked for an opportunity to be placed on the agenda to present the data and video and explicitly addressed Chief Perkins, requesting an investigation. The presiding chair ended her public comment at the three‑minute limit; she said she would return to seek a future agenda slot for the matter.
Why it matters: The statement alleges potential violations of constitutional rights and officer conduct; council and the police chief did not act on the allegation during the meeting other than to note the speaker's request for further review.
Ending: The speaker said she would provide additional documentation and asked staff and the police chief to meet with her about the incident.
