Oklahoma Coroner Rules 'Homicide' in Taser-Death of Damon Lamont Falls

The wheels of justice are turning in Oklahoma where six Oklahoma City police officers were involved in the taser-related death of 31-year old Damon Lamont Falls back in July. We learned today that the state medical examiner's office has ruled that Falls died as a result of a homicide. [SOURCE]

Villagers may recall that police killed Falls after responding to a call about a disturbance at a Dollar General. Officers found Falls wearing a wig, a fake mustache and beard, a ball cap and sunglasses. According to a police report, during their struggle to get Falls into custody, police used a taser on him, but he then continued to struggle with officers after he was shocked.

Oklahoma City Police Sgt. Gary Knight said that as officers were trying to walk Falls back to a police car, he collapsed. Falls was taken by paramedics to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.


The six officers who were involved in the incident, 27–year-old Jacob Cole (four year veteran), 34-year-old Aaron Wake (four year veteran), 27-year-old Zachary Miller (four year veteran), 28-year-old Ramon Castro (one year veteran), 30-year-old Daniel Herring (one year veteran) and 23-year-old Tyler Duncan (one year veteran), were all placed on routine administrative leave pending the investigation. It is unclear when or if the officers were ever taken off leave.


Member of Falls' family said the officers involved used too much force. In July, the family said if those officers are not fired, they'll consider legal action. It is unclear if any legal has been taken.

The next step in this process belongs to the Oklahoma City district attorney. The district attorney needs to determine whether to bring criminal charges against one or more of the police officers involved in this extra-judicial electrocution.

Please let this blog know if you learn of any new information in this taser-related killing.

Taser Death: Damon Lamont Falls (Oklahoma City, OK)

Damon Lamont Falls, 31, made a fatal error when he decided to struggle with police on July 5, 2010. He was in police custody for his part in an armed robbery. Instead of going to jail to face the music for that charge ... he died last week after being shot with a Taser and struggling with officers. [SOURCE]





Falls fled from officers who were investigating a report of a suspicious man, who was wearing a wig, fake mustache and fake beard tried to lure a clerk into the back room.

Officers arrived and saw the man drop or throw a pistol and run. One of the two officers who arrived first shot Falls with a Taser, and Falls struggled with officers when they caught up to him. Four more officers arrived to help with the arrest.

Police handcuffed Falls and stood him up. He then collapsed while being taken to a patrol car. Falls was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The six officers are on routine administrative leave pending an outcome of the investigation into the incident. The officers were identified as four-year veterans Jacob Cole, 26, Aaron Wake, 34, and Zachary Miller, 27, and one-year veterans Ramon Castro, 28, Daniel Herring, 30, and Tyler Duncan, 23.

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