A Douglas County grand jury has found that police officers in two separate incidents were justified in using taser guns against unarmed men -- both of whom died when their paths crossed with police.
The findings, released by the Douglas County District Attorney's office, involve a March 3 incident in which Douglas County Sheriff's deputies used a Taser on Walter Ray McKelvey, 26, and a June 22 incident in which Roseburg Police officers used a Taser on Gregory Allen Price, 56.
Read the rest of the OregonLive article.
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Showing posts with label Douglas County OR. Show all posts
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December 6, 2013
Oregon Officers Justified in Taser Deaths of Walter McKelvey and Gregory Price
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