Kaiyan Radell Dixon, a freshman business administration major from Troy and non-fraternity affiliate, was tased by campus police after not showing proper identification when requested.
Dixon was charged with resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and obstructing government operations at Alpha Tau Omega’s OcTauberfest last Thursday. He was suspected of smoking marijuana at the fraternity’s annual Halloween party, according to John McCall, chief of university police.
“We had a subject who was suspected of smoking marijuana at the ΑΤΩ party this past weekend,” McCall said.
McCall said some of the brothers smelled marijuana being burned inside of the ΑΤΩ house and went outside to notify the officer who was covering the party.
The officer then walked through the house, and Dixon was identified by one of the brothers as the one smoking marijuana. The tasing incident started when Dixon refused to comply, according to McCall.
The officer asked for Dixon’s identification, but he refused to render his identification according to McCall and Dixon.
“The party was ending, and I was walking out,” Dixon said. “The officer put his hands on me before even asking to see my identification.”
Dixon said he asked the officer why he had to show his ID, and he said the officer replied by saying that Dixon was on private property and that he must present his license when it is requested.
Dixon said he did not see what that had to do with showing his ID, so he continued to refuse, which is when the officer called for backup.
According to the police report, the officer took out a Taser (stun gun) becauseDixon had taken a combative stance. He continued to ask Dixon for his ID.
When other units did arrive, the first officer told Dixon he was under arrest.
“As soon as the backup arrived, they automatically grabbed me and forced me to the ground,” Dixon said. “I was tased, even after I was already on the ground.”
The university’s police report stated that Dixon was tased twice, with one Taser.
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