If he does this to his friends, we'd hate to see what he does to his enemies.
Pittsburgh police placed a veteran motorcycle officer on administrative duty Friday amid allegations he used a Taser on a Downtown pizza shop employee in October as a joke.
The Pittsburgh Office of Municipal Investigations and Citizens Police Review Board are investigating the actions of 23-year veteran Officer Ronald Hough, according to the city's Public Safety Department.
"We take all complaints of this nature very seriously and are investigating it to the fullest extent," Pittsburgh Police Chief Scott Schubert said in a statement.
Hough could not be reached for comment.
Downtown attorney Joel Sansone, who is representing alleged victim Dominic Reale, described Villa Reale Pizzeria on Smithfield Street as a regular dining spot for police officers, including Hough. Sansone said Reale, 46, son of the shop owner, and Hough are friends.
Sansone said Hough had been in the shop eating and talking with Reale for more than an hour Oct. 30 before shocking Reale with a Taser.
"He did it for fun," Sansone said. "He does this all the time. He's pulled his pistol out. He's pointed mace. The guy's (crazy)."
— Tribune-Review