Search Tags:  Taser

Stun gun-wielding suspect in D.C. assault found dead in jail cell

A Maryland man who police say wielded a Taser in the assault of a Northwest D.C. woman earlier this month has been found dead in his jail cell.

Tags: assault, burglary, D.C. Department of Corrections, D.C. Jail

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Md. man charged with wielding Taser in attempted sex assault

D.C. police say a suspect in the attempted sexual assault has been identified and is in custody in another jurisdiction. Police say the suspect knew the victim.

Tags: d.c. police

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Police tout naked man's arrest as textbook use of Taser

Police say the arrest of a man, who climbed naked onto a fire truck at a Calverton shopping plaza, was a textbook case of why Tasers are an important tool for law enforcement.

Tags: police, use of force, Mark Person, hank silverberg, Prince George

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Gaithersburg man's death investigated after police use taser on him

The death of a Gaithersburg, Md. man is under investigation after he stopped breathing soon after local police used a taser to restrain him during a bout of erratic behavior. The identity of the 51-year-old male will be released after family members have been notified.

Tags: Montgomery County police, police, crime, thomas warren

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Study: Teens not at greater risk of injury from Taser use

Police use of Tasers on adolescents does not put them at higher risk for serious injury compared to adults.

Tags: Wake Forest, research

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Takoma Park police change plans for Taser demonstration

Tacoma Park Police are backing off plans to hold a Taser demonstration Friday night.

Tags: Takoma Park

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Prince George's County police officer kills armed man

Tags: police, crime

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Lawyers in Frederick taser case seeking new trial

Lawyers for the parents of Jarrel Gray, a Frederick man who died in 2007 after being tasered by a sheriff's deputy, are seeking a new trial in the case.

Tags: Jarrel Gray, Frederick

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Expert tells jury second Taser jolt 'justified'

BALTIMORE — The defense rested Monday in the civil case filed against a former sheriff's office corporal in the Nov 18, 2007, death of a 20-year-old Frederick man he tasered twice after a disturbance

Tags: wrongful death suit, Jarrel Gray, Frederick

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