Judge ordered man remotely shocked in court

[Robert]

I was going to put this in Bizarro news but felt in needed a thread of its own:

A disrobed Maryland judge who ordered a bailiff to remotely shock a defendant in court with a 50,000-volt charge is now being sued on allegations of civil rights violations. While facing a weapons charge, the defendant was acting as his own attorney when then-Charles County Circuit Court Judge Robert Nalley ordered a deputy to remotely engage the man's ankle-bound "stun cuffs" for about five seconds.

Courtroom video shows Delvon King—who despite the judge's orders won't stop talking—falling to the ground and screaming in pain during a hearing about what questions should be submitted to prospective jurors. According to the video of the 2014 episode, the judge told the courtroom deputy, "Mr. Sheriff do it, use it."

King then hit the floor and screamed in agony, according to the video.

"All right we're gonna take five and I'll be back," the judge said before he left the courtroom. All the while, King was on the ground and moaning.

Robert Nalley.
"During this proceeding, Defendant Nalley ordered a deputy sheriff to torture and electrocute Mr. King by activating the 'stun-cuff' Mr. King was wearing," according to the civil federal civil rights lawsuit (PDF) filed Monday. "Defendant Nalley was aware that Mr. King was wearing the stun-cuff and that the activation of same would cause complete incapacitation and extreme pain."

I don't recall this from the time but that is pretty medieval

 

[redrumloa]

It was indeed discussed here, but the search function on Whyzzat is helplessly broken.