The family of a man who died after Washtenaw County sheriff’s deputies Tasered him during a drug bust in 2010 has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Pearlie Jackson, who is court-appointed to represent the estate of her son Stanley Jackson Jr., is suing the county and deputies Thomas Mercure, Dean ...
An Ypsilanti Township man who gained the attention of police officers across the country last year when he produced videos praising the shootings of local officers has been charged with possessing a Taser. Madison Tristan Mealing, 38, has not yet been arraigned in court, records show.
Washtenaw County prosecutors found no evidence that county sheriff's deputies violated the law or used excessive force when they used a Taser during a drug bust on a man who later died. An autopsy found the death of 31-year-old Stanley Jackson Jr. of Belleville was caused by sudden cardiac arrest ...
A man was taken for a psychological exam after Pittsfield Township police say he advanced at an officer holding a tire iron and deliberately backed his vehicle into a patrol car. The man, who was eventually shot with a Taser and was arrested, could now face criminal charges, reports said.
Ypsilanti police officers Tasered a large pit bull running loose on North Huron Street Friday after the dog lunged at a pedestrian, reports said. But after the dog was shocked with the Taser, it ran off and couldn't be found, police said.
Tasers are extremely effective tools for law enforcement. In the communities that have equipped their officers with Tasers, officer injuries and suspect injuries have been greatly reduced. Taser use has become so widespread, and its effects have become so well-known, that the mere presence of a Taser at the scene ...
An autopsy on a Belleville man who died Friday at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital after being Tasered during a drug bust in Superior Township won't be completed for at least a week, authorities said. Stanley Jackson Jr., 31, died less than two hours after a Washtenaw County sheriff's deputy Tasered ...
A Belleville man who was Tasered during a drug bust at his mother’s Superior Township home Friday died less than two hours later at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, family members said. Pearlie Jackson says she was in a hospital waiting room, desperate for information about her 31-year-old son, Stanley Jackson ...
An Ypsilanti High School junior who was Tasered in March has been charged with resisting a Washtenaw County sheriff's deputy at the school. Delonte Price, 17, is charged with assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer, Washtenaw County Court records show.
An Ypsilanti High School student was released pending charges following an altercation at the high school Friday that ended when he was shot with a Taser. Washtenaw County sheriff's officials also released new details today on what led the deputy to deploy his Taser.
A 17-year-old Ypsilanti High School student was tasered today after police say he refused to go to the principal’s office. Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Department spokesman Derrick Jackson said the student was being unruly in the hallway and was being escorted to the principal’s office by school Deputy John Campbell.
Ypsilanti police officers repeatedly Tasered a drunken man in Riverside Park on Wednesday evening after he appeared prepared to fight them and became uncooperative. Officers were dispatched to the park after a person called to say there was an intoxicated man wearing fatique shorts and a black tank top who ...
Ypsilanti police used a Taser on a man Monday night after he jumped on an officer at a Pearl Street home, police said. The 19-year-old man is charged with assault and battery on a police officer and resisting and obstructing, police said. Officers responded to a disturbance in the street's ...
Ypsilanti police used a Taser on a man early Saturday after they say he wrapped his hands around an officer's neck and said, "I'm going to kill you." The 18-year-old man, who police say was intoxicated, was taken into custody. No information was available on what he's being charged with. ...
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