Pregnant Woman Tased by Police
After calling to report a car accident
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS/CNN)—A woman 8 months pregnant was tased by Springfield police after she reported a car accident in the parking lot of Best Buy on Saturday.
The woman in question is 29-year-old Lucinda White. Her boyfriend, 31-year-old Frederic Thomas was also tased and taken to jail for assaulting a police officer.
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