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MISSOURI<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"Tim-Runnels\"<\/a>
Timothy Runnels is the second from the left in this Facebook photo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

An Independence, Missouri police officer admitted in federal court today that after a traffic stop he used a stun gun and then, dropped restrained \u00a017-year-old Bryce Masters face-first to the ground, officials said.<\/p>\n

The Sept. 14, 2014 incident resulted in Masters going into cardiac arrest and being placed in a medically induced coma and treated for lack of oxygen in the brain, according to federal prosecutors.<\/p>\n

Former Independence, Missouri, police officer Timothy Runnels plead guilty today for violating the constitutional rights of a minor who was in his custody.<\/p>\n

Documents filed in connection with the guilty plea state that Runnels, while employed as an officer of the Independence Police Department, deprived the minor of his civil rights by deliberately dropping the minor face first onto the ground while the minor was restrained and not posing a threat to Runnels or others.<\/p>\n

Runnels is facing up to 10 years in prison and a fine of $250,000 for his conviction for violating the minor\u2019s civil rights.<\/p>\n

(Raw Video Obtained by the Kansas City Star)<\/strong><\/p>\n