Mayor takes the TAZE for 10,000 for the 100 Club

Mayor takes the TAZE for 10,000 for the 100 Club

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Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers holds community law enforcement event
Mayor takes the TASE for $10,000 for the 100 Club

By Bette and Ed Sharpe - Glendale Daily Planet

Angry Coyote fan Ronda Pearson was the one who point the Taser at Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers. Ronda Pearson was the woman who spoke at the special voting meeting on Wednesday, June 10, and heatedly asked if Mayor Jerry Weiers bought his tickets to the Coyotes’ games and accused him of not supporting the team.

(fame pull by Ed Sharpe from Glendale 11 council meeting video)

Angry Coyote fan Ronda Pearson who yelled at the mayor during
council becomes the delegated person to Tase Mayor Jerry Weiers.
(Listen to and watch the video segment in the footnotes section at the end.)

The fundraising and public safety meet-and-greet event on Saturday really got exciting when Bea Wyatt and Rhonda Pearson showed up around noon time with met the mayor’s deadline of noon.

Tensions have been high sense the City of Glendale voted 5-2 to end their lease agreement with the Arizona Coyotes. So when two well-known fans showed up, there was a little more tension. However, the mayor spoke to Ronda Pearson in private before she fired the Taser. Much of the conversation was kept confidential. The mayor assured her, and she assured the mayor, that neither wished the other any harm.

Mayor Weiers was given medical approval before and after he was shot with the Taser by the Glendale Fire Department. The entire event was well supervised and without incident.

As a show of support for law enforcement officers, Mayor Weiers auctioned a chance to use a Taser on him at the event with the proceeds from the auction benefiting the 100 Club of Arizona. The opening bid for the auction is $10,000. An estimated 1,000 people attended the event on Saturday. The 100 Club of Arizona raised over $10, 400. The Taser incident was a contributing factor in the success of the event both in the number of attendees and the amount of money raised. The actual ‘tase’ was at 12:39 a.m.

"There is a need to show law enforcement officers that our citizens recognize the difficult and selfless career they have chosen by serving our communities," Weiers said. "It is equally important for residents to interact and talk with the officers and learn what they do and why. This event hopefully will help start some of those conversations."

The Community Supporting Cops event featured patrol units, motor units, tactical units, explorer units that are the next generation of officers and an array of other law enforcement units that train and work to keep the community safe. "I am excited for this event. I think it is overdue that we thank the men and women that give so much each day to keep us safe. I can’t wait to spend the day meeting deputies and officers from around our valley," Weiers said.

In light of recent negativity directed toward law enforcement nationally, Mayor’s Weiers coordinated a Community Supporting Cops event was held outside Arrowhead Towne Center Saturday. The event hosted law enforcement agencies from across the valley showcasing the diverse services they provide the community.

Donations raised benefited the 100 Club of Arizona, a non-profit that stands behind the men and women who stand behind the badge. The 100 Club of Arizona provides financial assistance to law enforcement officers and their families.

Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4084.

Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a birthday on June 14 and will turn 83. Pictured are Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Glendale Mayor Jerry Weiers on Saturday, June 13 at the Community Supporting Cops event new the Arrowhead Mall.

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Sheriff Joe Arpaio's birthday cake. He will turn 83

Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4119.

Bea Wyatt, Desert Hockey Development, shows the ten one-thousand money orders from an anonymous donor.

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Bea Wyatt, Desert Hockey Development, George Weisz, 100 Club of Arizona Board of Directors, and Glendale Mayor Weiers. Bea Wyatt counts out the ten one-thousand dollar money orders. That was the minimum amount needed to match the ‘s challenge to be shot with a Taser. Friday night the amount raised was somewhere between $500 and $600. On Saturday around 11:00 a.m. that all changed when the full $10,000 was raised.

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George Weisz, 100 Club of Arizona Board of Directors, and Glendale Mayor Weiers. A concerned Sandy Weiers looks on prior to her husband Jerry's imminent tasing.

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MSCO Deputy Danny MacFarland assists Ronda Pearson set the Taser gun up. This Taser puts out 50,000 charge.

Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4177.

Ronda Pearson wearing an Arizona Coyotes jersey is also a nurse and passionate Arizona Hockey fan, fired a Taser at the Mayor as part of a community public service meet and greet and fundraiser on Saturday, June 13, 2015. Ronda was concerned for the mayor’s health and has participated in other 100 Club charitable events. Pearson was asked if she was still angry with Glendale Mayor Weiers and she replied, "I got everything out of my system Wednesday."

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The mayor has been tasered, for a good cause and under professional supervision. The Taser wires can be seen on the mayor’s back. Two officers help to brace the mayor. There is a mattress and a padded cover just in from of him to catch his fall forward.

"It hurt!" "It hurt bad," was how Mayor Weiers described what if felt like to be shot with a Taser. It was a long 5 seconds for Mayor Weiers. This will be the only time the Mayor will put himself through this. His wife was extremely unhappy about him being the target of a stun gun. The community support event may become a yearly event.

Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4186.

The mayor has been tasered, for a good cause and under professional supervision. The Taser wires can be seen on the mayor’s back.
Two officers examine and help remove the wires from the mayor. There is a mattress and a padded cover that caught his fall forward.

Thank you to the men and women in all aspects of public safety.

IN THE AIR…

Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4012.

Deputy Terry Heingartner, J. Kates, and Deputy Josh Johnson, MCCSO, are standing next to a brand new Bell 407GX helicopter with only 70 hours in the air. Some of their responsibilities include search and rescue, aerial photography and assisting officers on the ground.

Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4019.

Shane Breeding, Arizona Department of Public Safety, is a medic and answered questions of all kinds from all age groups regarding air rescues during Glendale’s public safety event on Saturday, June 13, 2015.

Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 3998.

ON THE GROUND…

Bette Sharpe/Glendale Daily Planet no. 4065.

Officers Aaron Moreno and T.J. Teeples, SWAT Division, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office. The scary raggedy tool in front is used to breaking glass and clearing away the pieces.