Girl, 15, Tasered by Niles police

NILES — A 15-year-old Niles girl accused of punching an adult male was Tasered by a police officer in order to subdue her.

Police Capt. Charles Wilson said he prepared charges and delivered them Tuesday to the juvenile court prosecutor.

The charges are delinquency by way of resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and assault.

It will be up to the prosecutor, Wilson said, to determine if the charges will be filed.

Police Chief Bruce Simeone said he reviewed the videotape from Patrol Officer Todd Mobley’s cruiser.

“The girls were totally out of control,” Simeone said in defending the actions of Mobley, who fired two Taser barbs into the juvenile. “He followed our policy to avoid injury to others and himself.”

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