THE INVESTIGATORS: Officer who used stun gun on 67-year-old resigns from Port Allen Police Department
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PORT ALLEN, La. (WAFB) - According to his attorney, Nolan Dehon, III has resigned from the police department one day before he was set to go before the city council to fight for his job.
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According to the letter, Dehon’s resignation is effective immediately.
Port Allen officer Nolan Dehon III was placed on unpaid leave, days after the 9News Investigators exposed the attack he allegedly carried out against a 67-year-old man in police custody.
According to arrest records, Dehon allegedly used a stun gun on a 67-year-old man who was handcuffed and sitting in the back of a city police unit at the time. The man had to be taken to the hospital as a result of the alleged attack that sent 50,000 volts of electricity pulsing into his body. The stun gun was used two times on the man within a 10-second time frame before being taken to the P
Port Allen Police investigating shooting death of a teen
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - The Port Allen Police Department is investigating after a teen was shot May 1, according to officials.
Officials say early Saturday morning, around 12:56 a.m., West Baton Rouge dispatch received reports of shots fired near the 200 block of N. 14th St. and located a female juvenile victim suffering from gunshot wounds.
According to Port Allen Police Chief Hicks, the victim was taken to a local hospital where she died from her injuries.
The investigation is ongoing and more information will be shared when it becomes available.
THE INVESTIGATORS: Female officer asked to train replacement after being demoted, having pay cut
INVESTIGATORS: Female officer asked to train replacement after being demoted, having pay cut By Scottie Hunter | April 27, 2021 at 5:30 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 11:32 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - An attorney for a Port Allen police officer claims his client may be a target of gender discrimination after she was recently demoted and her pay was cut without warning and without a reason given. A new chief came in back in January 2021 and the attorney says things went downhill for his client from the very first day.
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PORT ALLEN, La. Bodycam footage recently released captures the moment a Louisiana officer repeatedly uses his Taser against a 67-year-old man, taunting the individual by telling him to scream, according to reports.
“Scream again,” Police Officer Nolan Dehon is heard telling Izell Richardson during the encounter in Port Allen last month. “Go ahead, scream. Scream again.”
When Richardson, who is handcuffed, yells for help from the back of the police cruiser, Dehon, 45, tases him twice, KMOV-TV reported.
The 45-minute video shows Dehon still arguing with Richardson at the police station even as the arrestee is being taken to the hospital.