LUCERNE, Calif. – A Lucerne woman was arrested Wednesday night after authorities said she used a Taser on two people at a local park.
Patricia Kathleen Dail, 51, was arrested for assault with a Taser and threatening crime with the intent to terrorize, according to Sgt. Corey Paulich of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
At 8 p.m. Wednesday, deputies from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the area of Alpine Park in Lucerne for a report of a female attempting to use a Taser on another female, Paulich said.
Deputies arriving in the area were flagged down, Paulich said. The suspect, identified as Dail, was being detained by several people who had witnessed the incident.
Two female victims reported that Dail had used a Taser on them. Paulich said one of the victims had faint markings on her neck that were consistent with a Taser.
Several witnesses reported seeing Dail use the Taser on both victims. Paulich said the witnesses then went to the aid of the victims and took the Taser from Dail.
Dail then made threats that she would have someone kill the witnesses, he said.
When Dail was questioned regarding the incident, she told deputies that the victims had willingly walked into the Taser while she was activating it, according to Paulich’s report.
Paulich said Dail explained that she was called down to the park by a group of unknown people. The group was threatening her and she told the group if they continued she would defend herself.
She activated her Taser and while it was activated the victims walked into the Taser, Paulich said.
Based on the statements, deputies placed Dail under arrest and transported her to the Lake County Jail where she was booked into custody, Paulich said.
Dail remained in jail on Friday night, with bail set at $40,000, according to jail records. She’s tentatively scheduled to appear in court for arraignment on Tuesday, June 20.
Lucerne woman arrested for illegal use of Taser
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