Woman held on bail after cop shoots himself with Taser

A 56-year-old woman was ordered held on bail today after being charged with resisting arrest and causing a police officer to Taser himself by mistake, officials said.

Irene Bramwell of the 5900 block of West 64th Street was ordered held on $40,000 bail by Circuit Court Judge Maria Kuriakos-Cesil.

She was charged with aggravated battery to a police officer, resisting arrest, and criminal trespass to a residence, prosecutors said in court today.

According to court records and prosecutors, Bramwell was arrested when police responded to a call at a building on the 5500 block of South Nottingham Avenue on Friday. After police showed up and were told that a person was inside the home, they noticed that a window in the front of the building was broken. When they went around to the back, they found an open back door, officials said.

The officers found Bramwell in the basement after entering the building, officials said. Bramwell threw a wooden chair at one of the officers, striking the person in the right arm, officials said.

As Bramwell continued to resist arrest, the other officer took out a Taser and fired it at the woman, striking her, officials said.

Even though she had been struck by the Taser, Bramwell continued to flail her arms and resist the officers, officials said. As the woman continued to resist arrest, the officer who earlier Tasered her set up the Taser again.

She continued to flail her arms, causing the officer to accidentally discharge the Taser and shoot himself in the pinky finger of his left hand, officials said.

The woman was eventually arrested and the officers were treated for minor injuries at MacNeal Hospital in Berwyn, officials said.

-- Kristen Schorsch

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