Columbus police officer fired for allegedly tasing handcuffed person

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – Columbus councilmen fired a police officer for allegedly tasing a person in handcuffs.

Multiple sources told WCBI that former officer Toni Howard was fired during an executive session of the city council meeting, Tuesday night.

Howard was accused of using her police issued taser on someone while they were handcuffed.

She was suspended back in 2017 for pointing a taser at a person that was handcuffed at the hospital.

Howard did appeal that decision but it was upheld.

Her attorney has not returned our call for comment.

A city spokesman would only confirm that a CPD officer was fired.