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Family: Taser used on Justice Thomas' kin
NEW ORLEANS, (UPI) -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was traveling to New Orleans to find out why his nephew was subdued with a stun gun at a hospital, his niece says.
Kimberly Thomas told WGNO-TV, New Orleans, she called the justice immediately and described him as outraged.
Derek Thomas, 24, refused to put on a hospital gown at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero after being admitted Thursday, Kimberly said. Derek Thomas said he asked to leave the hospital and was then threatened with an electronic stunning.
The young man is epileptic. Kimberly said a security guard hit him and then used a Taser, sending him into a seizure.
Clarence Thomas has refused to comment on the incident, The Washington Post reported.
Kimberly Thomas said her brother's chart included the information about his epilepsy.
NEW ORLEANS, (UPI) -- Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas was traveling to New Orleans to find out why his nephew was subdued with a stun gun at a hospital, his niece says.
Kimberly Thomas told WGNO-TV, New Orleans, she called the justice immediately and described him as outraged.
Derek Thomas, 24, refused to put on a hospital gown at West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero after being admitted Thursday, Kimberly said. Derek Thomas said he asked to leave the hospital and was then threatened with an electronic stunning.
The young man is epileptic. Kimberly said a security guard hit him and then used a Taser, sending him into a seizure.
Clarence Thomas has refused to comment on the incident, The Washington Post reported.
Kimberly Thomas said her brother's chart included the information about his epilepsy.
