2 Officers Face Murder Charges After Using Taser on Man More Than 50 Times, Officials Say

[Demovictory9]

2 Officers Face Murder Charges After Using Taser on Man More Than 50 Times, Officials Say


Court records said that the “dangerous and unnecessary tasing” by two officers in Wilson, Okla., was a “substantial factor” in the death of Jared Lakey, 28, a year ago.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/03/us/Jared-lakey-death-Oklahoma-police-taser.html?action=click&algo=bandit-story&block=more_in_recirc&fellback=false&imp_id=492209843&impression_id=796696193&index=0&pgtype=Article&region=footer&req_id=870752002&surface=more-in-us-news


The officers, Joshua Taylor, 25, and Brandon Dingman, 34, of the Wilson Police Department, were charged in connection with the death last year of the man, Jared Lakey, 28, according to the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation.



On July 4, 2019, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Dingman were responding to a call that involved Mr. Lakey’s “acting in a disorderly way,” according to the State Bureau of Investigation.

When Mr. Lakey would not comply with the officers’ commands, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Dingman used their Tasers a combined total of more than 50 times, “which greatly exceeded what would have been necessary or warranted by the attendant circumstances,” court records said.


A Carter County deputy sheriff eventually responded to the scene and was able to help take Mr. Lakey into custody, according to the bureau. Shortly thereafter, Mr. Lakey stopped breathing and became unresponsive. He was taken to a hospital in Healdton, Okla., and then to OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, where he died on July 6, 2019.

Court records said that “such dangerous and unnecessary tasing” was a “substantial factor” in bringing about Mr. Lakey’s death.

The district attorney’s office issued arrest warrants for Mr. Taylor and Mr. Dingman on Wednesday, and they turned themselves in on Thursday morning. They were booked on one count each of second-degree murder, which is punishable by 10 years to life in prison, according to court records.

[SamKnause]

1. Ugly, nasty, EVIL fucks.

[cannabis_flower]

2. Since the article doesn't have a picture of the victim

From Facebook: Justice for Jared

https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100043237401876

[Demovictory9]

4. thank you. BLM uprising is helping victims of all colors get justice

[JI7]

3. scum

[B Stieg]

5. How come all these policemen...

look just like "crooks" once out of uniform?
And it's not just the mug shots!

[obamanut2012]

6. It's almost always true, isn;t it?

I have some relatives I have nothing to do with who are cops. So racist, so sexist, so homophobic. Horrible people. And, they look like these goobers do. No one else in the extended looks like them, so it's weird.

[PTWB]

8. TASERs are marketed as less-lethal, not non-lethal.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taser

The TASER device is marketed as less-lethal, since the possibility of serious injury or death exists whenever the weapon is deployed.[4] At least 49 people died in 2018 after being shocked by police with a Taser.

[jcgoldie]

9. 50?

Fucking 50.

[harumph]

10. Although some on this board (might) view your post as apologetics...

It is a factual and thoughtful post. Yes - some people under the influence may not respond to tasing as would be normally expected.
Futhermore, were the tasers working properly - IOW, were they not providing proper voltage? I think there are a lot of factors to consider when incidents like this go down even though tempers are understandably running hot right now because of the many unmistakably abusive incidents we've seen on video. Thank you for the sober post.