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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 ruled.

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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