Deputies taser mentally ill inmate twice in court

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Broward County deputies shocked a mentally ill inmate with Tasers in court after the man asked deputies for a few minutes to catch his breath before he was led from the courtroom.

Assistant Public Defender Anne LeMaster said deputies told 22-year-old inmate David Jones it was time to go Friday. When he resisted, they shocked him twice. Jones had just been found mentally incapable to stand trial and was ordered transferred to a state mental hospital.

The public defender's office says the deputies used excessive force and filed a complaint with the Broward Sheriff's Office.

Jones was handcuffed and shackled.

The sheriff's office says they will investigate.