R. Tylden Shaeffer

Two years ago, I was desperate to help my son in a situation involving police overreach by five officers. His car stalled on a road early one morning. But his phone was discharged, so he couldn't call anyone for help. The officers showed up shortly after and wanted him to get out of the car. He ref...used because they wouldn't tell him what he had actually done wrong. Things escalated. He was pulled out of the car, tased, dropped on the ground, received head and facial lacerations, was arrested and charged with two felony assaults. As a mother, these charges were my worst nightmare. My son is a kind intelligent young man in his twenties. I could not accept the idea that now, for the rest of his life, he might be stopped and treated unjustly by law enforcement because this event would be on his record. It would also impact his ability to get a good job and misrepresent him negatively within his family and community. There were three police cars, but no video on any of them to corroborate the allegations made on the police report. Tylden pursued my son's defense tenaciously and got him the best possible outcome! All charges were dismissed due to lack of evidence. We could not have chosen a better attorney and are eternally grateful.