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| County suspends use of Tasers after death |
| By AP |
| Published: 02/21/2005 |
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Police have suspended their use of stun guns following the death of a suspect who had been shocked nine times. Lucas County, Ohio Sheriff James Telb said Wednesday the department will not use Tasers again until more safety studies are conducted. He said his officers have used Tasers about a dozen times since they went into service last year. Jeffrey Turner, 41, died last month after he was shocked five times by police and four times by officers at the jail. The coroner's office has not released a cause of death. Telb said no policy violations were committed in Turner's death and no charges would be filed. Taser International Inc., which makes the stun guns, has said they are among the safest ways to subdue a violent person. A message left at the company's office was not immediately returned Thursday. Tasers fire metal barbs into a suspect that deliver 50,000 volts of electrical charge for five seconds. |
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