Taser Death

Maryland and members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office must face wrongful-death and civil rights claims from the estate of a man who was suffering a seizure, and “was committing no crime,” when officers Tasered him to death, a federal judge <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Civil-Rights-1.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="ruled (opens in a new tab)">ruled</a></strong>.

BALTIMORE — Maryland and members of the Charles County Sheriff’s Office must face wrongful-death and civil rights claims from the estate of a man who was suffering a seizure, and “was committing no crime,” when officers Tasered him to death, a federal judge ruled .

Categories / Civil Rights, Personal Injury

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