Ex-officer charged in Taser shooting of partner
They argued on patrol, prosecutors say
December 8, 2005
BY BEN SCHMITT
FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER
A fired Hamtramck police officer was charged Wednesday with assault and battery for allegedly discharging a Taser weapon at his partner last month during an argument in their patrol car.
Ronald Dupuis, 32, of Allen Park was charged with the 93-day misdemeanor by Wayne County prosecutors. He is making arrangements to be arraigned, possibly later this week, according to Hamtramck Police Chief James Doyle.
Dupuis, a 6-year employee, is accused of firing the Taser at his female partner during a Nov. 3 argument.
Doyle fired him about a week later.
A police report indicates Dupuis and his partner, Prema Graham, began arguing after Dupuis demanded she stop the patrol car at a convenience store so he could purchase a soft drink. Graham wanted to get back to the police station and drove past the store.
At some point, the pair began arguing and struggling over the steering wheel, according to the report.
At one point, Dupuis used his department-issued Taser weapon to strike Graham in the leg near the intersection of Holbrook and Conant, prosecutors said.
She was not seriously injured. [...]
One bad apple and all that. Tough job someone has to do it but sometimes the people who are LOE are just as bad as the crooks. Sheesh.
Posted by: Tony von Krag at December 8, 2005 02:55 PMWell, you know, she wouldn't stop.
Posted by: Terry Oglesby at December 8, 2005 03:03 PM