Taser

Nov 21, 2025

Ex-Georgia deputies cleared of murder in death of Black man shocked at least 15 times

Three former Georgia sheriff’s deputies have been found not guilty of murder in the death of a Black man who raised a white homeowner’s suspicions by asking for a drink […]

Dec 27, 2021

Sheriff gets $25K bond in assault case over shocked inmate

COLUMBIA (AP) — A sheriff charged with ordering the stun gun shocking of an inmate at his county’s jail was trying to help his officers deal with a combative, out-of-control […]

Apr 24, 2018

Unsealed documents: Deputy says man’s shooting was justified

RALEIGH (AP) A federal judge unsealed court documents April 23 that show a North Carolina deputy’s strategy for fighting a wrongful death lawsuit by the family of a man fatally shot […]

May 2, 2016

Authorities investigate after suspect stunned by police dies

ANDERSON, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating after a suspect, who police say was intoxicated, died at a hospital after being stunned by officers during […]

Apr 21, 2016

The volts on you

Sometimes it seems like everybody wants to be a cop until it’s time to do what cops do. But recently a Fayetteville police officer was stunned to find—and stunned, literally, […]

Apr 5, 2016

Civil Rights – No Immunity for Traffic-Stop Triple Taser Use

Yates v. Terry (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-063-16, 21 pp.) (Biggs, J.) No. 15-1555, March 31, 2016; USDC at Charleston, S.C. (Houck, J.) 4th Cir. Holding: A first sergeant and Iraq […]

Mar 10, 2016

Civil Rights – Excessive Force – Taser – Sheriff’s Deputies – Public Official Immunity

Pride v. Pierce (Lawyers Weekly No. 002-009-16, 10 pp.) (Terrence Boyle, J.) 5:14-cv-00781; E.D.N.C. Holding: Although plaintiff has alleged that the defendant-deputies acted maliciously, corruptly or outside the scope of […]

Jan 19, 2016

Fourth Circuit warns police officers about using Tasers on resisting subjects

The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has put police officers on notice when it comes to using Taser stun guns as a pain compliance tool on a resisting subject. […]

Jan 12, 2016

Civil Rights – Taser Use on Mentally Ill Man Was ‘Excessive’

Estate of Ronald H. Armstrong v. Village of Pinehurst, N.C. (Lawyers Weekly No. 001-007-16, 47 pp.) (Thacker, J.) No. 15-1191, Jan. 11 2016; USDC at Greensboro, N.C. (Eagles, J.) 4th […]

Sep 16, 2014

Jury gives victim’s family $500K in Taser case

A federal jury has awarded a $500,000 verdict to the family of a 21-year-old man who died after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police stunned him with a Taser gun. La-Reko Williams died from […]

Nov 22, 2013

Appeals court tosses $6M verdict against Taser

A federal appeals court has tossed out a more than $6 million award to the family of a North Carolina teenager who died after being shocked with a Taser.

Aug 15, 2013

Tort/Negligence – Excessive Force – Taser — Public Official Immunity – Malicious Prosecution — Constitutional

DeBaun v. Kuszaj A product warning accompanying the defendant-police officer’s taser says that “loss of control [as a result of taser probe deployment] can in some circumstances increase the risks of serious injury or death resulting from the loss of balance [or] falls.... Especially at risk are persons: ... Who are running”; nevertheless, the defendant-city’s police department o[...]