Mom accused of using stun gun on disabled son at Kern Medical
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A woman is facing felony charges after Kern Medical security guards reported seeing her use a stun gun on her disabled adult son — who has the mindset of a 2-year-old, according to a court filing.
Police were alerted immediately after the July 3 incident and officers approached the woman, Tisa Marie Armijo, and the son’s stepfather in the hospital parking lot, according to a warrant filed in Superior Court. They found a VIPERTEK stun gun inside a purse in the couple’s vehicle, police said in the warrant.
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Armijo was arrested and charged with felony counts of injuring a dependent adult and false imprisonment with violence. She also faces a misdemeanor count of being a felon in possession of a stun gun.
She’s due back in court next week.
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Two security guards and a registered nurse reported seeing Armijo use the stun gun on her son several times in a pre-operating room, according to the warrant. They also said they saw the stepfather “strangling” him, according to the warrant. As of Friday, the stepfather had not been charged.
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