by Dave Waddell
posted Oct. 11
SACRAMENTO — A veteran police practices expert told a jury Thursday (Oct. 10) that it was “imaginary fear” that led Chico police to tase a seemingly incapacitated Tyler Rushing.
That consultant, Roger A. Clark of Santee, testified in federal court that Rushing “was no longer a credible threat” when officer Alex Fliehr jolted his body with a taser shot as Rushing lay semi-prone on the bloody floor of a downtown Chico business on July 23, 2017.