An army veteran has lost her sight after an alleged act of police brutality saw her tasered in the eye.
Tanisha White from Winnfield, Louisiana, says she was beaten by police in an attack so bad it has caused her to lose the sight in one eye.
Ms. White explained that she was at a friends’ house when she called Winnfield police for a ride home on Monday night, something she’s done many times before.
Tanisha White will never see out of her right side again after she was allegedly tasered in the eye
Ms. White from Winnfield, Louisiana, said she was beaten by police in a brutal attack after asking them for a ride home
She believes a ‘misunderstanding’ led to her brutal attack.
‘The police officer pulled the taser out and started shooting in my right eye,’ Ms. White said.
She claims the police attacked her so badly it has left her bloodied and bruised and with several broken bones,
‘I couldn’t see, I was screaming, It felt like I was getting electrocuted.’
She claims the police attacked her so badly it has left her bloodied and bruised and with several broken bones
White has been in the hospital for three days and said her injuries will make her life even harder
White has been in the hospital for three days and has now learned she will never be able to see out of her injured eye again.
‘It’s already hard living day to day, I have to stay with my parents you know, so this is just going to make my life even harder,’ White said.
She is an army veteran who suffers from PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Louisiana state police are investigating the allegations.
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