A University of Arizona student is suing the Oro Valley Police
Department on claims of reckless assault and detention as
he headed to a football game last fall.
John Wisner's suit, filed Aug. 11 in Pima County Superior
Court, states that he was detained and shot with a Taser by
Oro Valley police Officer Bryan Wiggins, which caused him
"to fall face-first onto a concrete sidewalk."
Oro Valley Police Department officials declined to comment
on the suit. Wisner's attorney, James Marner, did not return
calls seeking comment.
At the time of the Oct. 25 incident, Wiggins was off-duty
from his Oro Valley job and working in uniform for the university.
The suit, which seeks an unspecified amount, also states that
Wisner has suffered serious, permanent physical injuries as
well as mental anguish.
