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Catherine Winkfein Tasered During Travis County Traffic Stop
A 72-year-old great-grandmother, Catherine Winkfein, was tasered and arrested by a Travis County Constable deputy during a speeding stop on Highway 71. While the officer claims Winkfein was combative and used profanity after refusing to sign a citation, Winkfein denies the allegations of violence. The incident, which occurred in a construction zone, resulted in Winkfein being booked for resisting arrest. Dashcam footage of the encounter has been turned over to the Travis County Attorney's Office as Winkfein seeks legal representation to protect her rights.
catherine winkfein· travis county· taser· highway 71· police misconduct
00:00 A 22-year old woman pulled over for speeding is tasered and then sent to jail. The arresting officer says she was threatening him and using profanity the woman sat down with Fox 7's Carrie Bellicosa She went out and spoke with her today, Carrie standing by with more And Mike, the 72-year old great grandmother tells us she's never been to jail until she was pulled over for speeding in a work zone and found herself being tasered before she was handcuffed. Officers say they did all of this for a reason 72-year old Catherine Winkfein says she drives to Austin about twice a month to do her shopping. But on Monday afternoon, a Travis County Constable deputy pulled her over on her way back to Granite Shoals. Due to it being in construction zone and workers being present it was 45.
00:48 and she was doing 60. Winkfein admits she was speeding in the dangerous strip of Highway 71 and Bee Creek, but what happened next? The stories differ. I explained to her it's to sign the tickets not a mission to guilt us. She promised to appear at court She didn't want to. She said, take me to jail." That's when the officer says Winkfein exited her vehicle and did not cooperate. She refused to even get away from the side of road more toward the bar ditch and that's when she he asked her well ma'am you're under arrest You know she should use some profanity Constable McCain goes on to tell Fox 7 she also got violent That's when the officer used a taser on her. Here here two places side by side How did that feel?
01:33 Unreal. It's like a liquid shock." A shock Winkvine believes she didn't deserve. I was an argumentative, but I was not combative okay? All of this is a lie. Every bit of this is a lie. I pulled away from him and I did nothing. The great-grandmother was taken to the Travis County Jail where she was booked for resisting arrest and detention She was released shortly after now She's hired attorneys to protect her rights. Was it appropriate for your officer to use the taser?" Yes And the arresting deputy was rolling his dash cam throughout this exchange. That video is in the hands of the Travis County Attorney's Office, but they have not returned our request for that footage Mike Thank you very much Carrie Austin