Texas cop cleared after using Taser on 72-year-old

AUSTIN, Texas - A Texas police officer who shocked a 72-year-old woman with a Taser after she dared him to has been cleared by the courts.

A Travis County grand jury declined to indict Deputy Constable Christopher Bieze yesterday on a charge of injury to an elderly person.

Bieze used a Taser on Kathryn Winkfein after she refused to sign a traffic citation last May on a local highway.

Video from a camera mounted in the deputy's car captured the 4-foot-11 woman struggling with Bieze and daring him to use the Taser on her.

An internal investigation concluded Bieze did not violate any county policies and he wasn't disciplined.

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  In this image taken from a May 11, 2009 video released by the Travis County Constable's Office, Kathryn Winkfein, right, is shocked with a Taser by Deputy Chris Bieze outside of Austin, Texas. Video released by the constable's Office shows Deputy Bieze confronting 72-year-old Winkfein after stopping her for speeding. (AP Photo/Travis County Constable's Office)