William Mark Jones

Less-than-lethal force

Police found William Mark Jones walking in the road, bleeding and acting erratically. Jones refused to get out of the roadway and attempted to flee, but an officer hit him several times with a baton. Officer then used a taser in regular and drive stun mode and body weight to subdue Jones. A deputy realized Jones had stopped breathing after he'd been placed handcuffs and leg irons. An autopsy determined Jones had cocaine in his system and had died because of police restraints.