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Published September 20, 2007 12:10 pm - A Butterfield, Mo., woman is suing three Barry County sheriff’s deputies and three Cassville police officers in federal court after she alleges they brutalized her in jail on July 32.

11:12 a.m. Barry County woman sues Barry County sheriff’s deputies, Cassville police alleging brutality



A Butterfield, Mo., woman is suing three Barry County sheriff’s deputies and three Cassville police officers in federal court after she alleges they brutalized her in jail on July 32.

Melissa A. Norman alleges in the suit that the officers used a Taser against her multiple times after she was “handcuffed, leg shackled, hog-tied and blindfolded” while she was at the jail. She further alleges that the officers gathered in a ring around her and shouted and taunted her during the incident.

In late July, Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly told the Globe that he had sent a letter to the Missouri State Highway Patrol requesting an outside investigation of the incident. The three sheriff’s deputies and three police officers were placed on administrative leave after the incident.

Norman is seeking damages in an amount that will be determined at trial.



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