Suicidal 75 yr old Woman Tasered

A 75-year-old woman was tasered by Rohnert Park police in the lobby around 8:00am Friday. She walked in the main doors and threatened to kill herself with a knife she was brandishing about.

The woman ignored orders to put down the knife, lifted her shirt and held the knife to her belly, Taylor said. The woman said she wanted to die and made stabbing motions toward herself. She was shot with a Taser gun in the legs and chest to prevent her from stabbing herself, Taylor said.

She, however, did suffer a cut to the back of her head after falling from the tasering.

She was taken to Kaiser Hospital in Santa Rosa where she was placed on a 24 hour psychiatric hold.