Billy Ray Cook

Less-than-lethal force

Local officers responding to reports of bizarre behavior found Cook irrational, incoherent, and crawling on his stomach in the middle of the street, yelling "Please don't shoot me." Officers tasered him instead. Ultimately Taser data showed they'd shocked him 38 times over three minutes. He stopped breathing and died at the scene. In May 2010 the family reached a settlement with the county for $325,000.