Colorado police officer charged with assault for using Taser on unarmed 75-year-old man

The victim, Michael Clark, suffered serious injuries and remains hospitalized, his family attorney said

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A still image from Idaho Springs police Officer Nicholas Hanning’s body camera footage shows the moment after Hanning used a Taser on 75-year-old Michael Clark. The image was included in Hanning’s arrest affidavit alleging the officer criminally assaulted Clark.
By Elise Schmelzer | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: July 13, 2021 at 12:17 p.m. | UPDATED: July 13, 2021 at 12:22 p.m.

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Elise Schmelzer

Elise Schmelzer is the public safety reporter at The Denver Post and covers police, crime and criminal justice. She previously wrote for the Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming, the Washington Post and the Colorado Springs Gazette. She studied journalism and Spanish literature at the University of Missouri. When she's not writing, she disappears into the mountains to hike and fish.