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McMINNVILLE, Tenn. - Talk about a family circus.

It all began when Lance E. Champion, 23, noticed a deputy who was speeding. Feeling he was doing his civic duty, he pulled in behind Deputy Lt. Stan Hillis to let him know he had violated the speed limit. By the end of their conversation, Champion was in custody charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and evading arrest.

Champion called his mother, Janice K. Champion, 48, who came with her 17-year- old son in tow. The son smacked the hand of a deputy who was gesturing for them to leave the area. "If you strike an officer, you're going to jail 100 percent of the time," said Sheriff Jackie Matheny.

Officers then had to take Mrs. Champion into custody after charging her with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

To complete the cycle, her husband Hal Champion was shot with a deputy's Taser and taken into custody on similar charges. The family was later freed on bond.