Cop Suspened for Tasering Inmate to Wake Him Up - Deputy Michael Kenefic,

You'd think that Deputy Michael Kenefic, of the Pinellas County detention center, would get style points, at least, for his creative way of waking up a sleeping inmate. Not sure if I was the inmate I would appreciate that (I'm more of a natural sunrise kinda guy) but sometimes you have to use the tools that are given you, right? But note: even the tasering didn't wake this drunk up! Here's more from the St. Petersburg Times:

Apparently you're not allowed to use a stun gun as an alarm clock — even in jail. That's what one Pinellas County detention deputy was reminded of after a July incident where he tried to wake up an inmate by crackling a Taser stun gun near the inmate's head. Deputy Michael Kenefic, 32, received a 15-day suspension for the events the morning of July 27.

According to an internal affairs report, Kenefic was having trouble with inmate, Robert McAllister, who had been waiting a long time in the intake section of the jail. McAllister, 54, was facing DUI crash and drug charges. At one point during the night, McAllister went to sleep on the floor in the seating area. Kenefic came over and told him he was required to stay in his seat.

At 7 a.m., Kenefic noticed that McAllister was sleeping on the ground again, according to the internal affairs report. That's when Kenefic decided to try something different. He mentioned to a deputy nearby that he bet he could wake up the inmate with the sound of the stun gun cycling through. Another deputy remembers Kenefic saying, "Watch this."

Kenefic, a three-year veteran of the agency, took out his Taser, removed the prongs, and walked across the floor to where McAllister was sleeping. He bent down and let the Taser crackle for a few seconds. Amazingly, it did not wake up the inmate.