Stun gun used on band director

A high school band director in Alabama was shocked with a stun gun and arrested after police said he refused to end his band's performance, stun gun used on band director, according to reports. The band director for the Jackson-Olin home team obliged to the request from police. While the students of Minor High School stopped playing, their band director Johnny Mims urged them to keep going.

Authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, are investigating after police shocked a high school band director with a stun gun in front of dozens of students after a football game Thursday. The incident happened after police told a Minor High School band director to stop his band's performance and clear the stadium approximately 20 minutes after the game ended. The band had been playing music as part of the game's so-called fifth quarter, which is when performers continue to entertain audiences after a football game finishes, local outlets reported. It makes sense that police wanted to clear the stadium that night, said attorney Eric Guster, because Thursday's game came just weeks after a teenager brought a gun to a football game in nearby Hueytown, Alabama, causing players to drop to the field to try to protect themselves. After being taken to the hospital for treatment, Mims was put in custody in Birmingham City Jail.

Stun gun used on band director

Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first. If you get Global News from Instagram or Facebook - that will be changing. Find out how you can still connect with us. A high school band director was shot with a stun gun late last week and subsequently jailed after he refused to stop his band from performing, even after he was ordered by police to do so. According to local outlet AL. When they approached the directors of both bands to end the performances, the head of Jackson-Olin was quick to comply, but Johnny Mims, the band director for Minor High School, refused and even ordered his band to keep playing. Police said their request took a dark turn when Mims refused to put his hands behind his back and shoved an officer. Police said they were then forced to use a stun gun on Mims. TikTok footage of the confrontation shows an intense scuffle between police, the band director and onlookers before Mims was eventually subdued. Paramedics treated the band director and took him to a hospital to be checked out, a police spokesperson told ABC News. Upon release from the hospital he was booked into jail, where he posted bail. Police turn stun gun on band director after he refused to end performance.

A high school band director in Alabama was shocked with a stun gun and arrested after police said he refused to end his band's performance, according to reports.

Associated Press Associated Press. AP — Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers in front of screaming students, in a chaotic scuffle that broke out after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game. State Rep. The Birmingham Police Department said it remains under investigation but the band director resisted arrest and allegedly pushed an officer. The altercation erupted after the game last Thursday between Minor and Jackson-Olin high schools. In the body camera video released by police Monday night, officers are seen approaching Mims, the band director at Minor, as the band plays in the stands. They ask him several times to stop the band and clear the stadium.

Want to discuss? Please read our Commenting Policy first. If you get Global News from Instagram or Facebook - that will be changing. Find out how you can still connect with us. A high school band director was shot with a stun gun late last week and subsequently jailed after he refused to stop his band from performing, even after he was ordered by police to do so. According to local outlet AL. When they approached the directors of both bands to end the performances, the head of Jackson-Olin was quick to comply, but Johnny Mims, the band director for Minor High School, refused and even ordered his band to keep playing. Police said their request took a dark turn when Mims refused to put his hands behind his back and shoved an officer. Police said they were then forced to use a stun gun on Mims. TikTok footage of the confrontation shows an intense scuffle between police, the band director and onlookers before Mims was eventually subdued.

Stun gun used on band director

Associated Press Associated Press. AP — Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers in front of screaming students, in a chaotic scuffle that broke out after he refused to immediately stop the band as it played in the bleachers following a football game. State Rep. The Birmingham Police Department said it remains under investigation but the band director resisted arrest and allegedly pushed an officer. The altercation erupted after the game last Thursday between Minor and Jackson-Olin high schools. In the body camera video released by police Monday night, officers are seen approaching Mims, the band director at Minor, as the band plays in the stands. They ask him several times to stop the band and clear the stadium. As the music continues, an officer tells Mims he will go to jail, REA and another says she will contact the school.

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Something that everybody looks forward to," Mims said. If you get Global News from Instagram or Facebook - that will be changing. But just because Mims was conducting his band doesn't mean that he could ignore officers' orders, Higgins said. One says Mims swung at an officer and must go to jail, and Mims denies doing so. About Feedback Funders Support Jobs. After he was discharged, he was transported to the city jail and charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, and harassment before he bonded out. Police face new scrutiny for use of Tasers after deadly incidents Nation Jul We'll notify you here with news about. Jefferson County Schools Superintendent Walter Gonsoulin told ABC News that they are reviewing the video, adding that it is "extremely upsetting to me that our students, our children, had to witness that scene. The altercation erupted after the game last Thursday between Minor and Jackson-Olin high schools.

Police body camera video shows an Alabama high school band director being shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers in front of screaming students after he refused to immediately stop the band following a football game. In an image made from video released by the Birmingham Police Dept. Birmingham Police Dept.

Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? Hide Caption. Comments Close comments menu. Consoulin said that he can't comment further amid the ongoing investigation but added that counselors have been made available to students. Search Search. The context of everything there matters to determine who was in the right and who was in the wrong," Revill said. Birmingham Police Department. Leave your feedback. One says Mims swung at an officer and must go to jail, and Mims denies doing so. Home U. Trending stories at Scrippsnews. Feb 15, PM. Birmingham defense attorney Victor Revill and Guster said, though, that it remains unclear if Mims' arrest Thursday night was lawful.