Attorney questions why Police officer used a Taser on his client

Collegedale traffic stop now under two investigations

COLLEGEDALE, Tennessee (WDEF) – The Hamilton County District Attorney’s Office is launching an investigation into a traffic stop that occurred in Collegedale earlier this month.

On March 10, Delane “Delaney” Gordon was tazed by an officer after being pulled over for speeding.

Gordon asked to speak to the Officer’s supervisor during the stop, after which the situation escalated.

His attorney, Ryan Wheeler, talked about the case on Friday.

“We think that an escalation of this sort, based on a simple traffic stop with someone who never posed a threat, with someone who was respectful throughout the entire exchange, with someone who has no prior record — We just want to make sure that things like that don’t happen.”

The D-A’s office has referred the investigation to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.

Collegedale PD has agreed to fully cooperate with the investigation, and will be conducting their on internal investigation into the incident.