Douglas Meldrum

Less-than-lethal force

Meldrum was tasered while fighting with local police, and lost consciousness and died soon after. He'd been pulled over for erratic and reckless driving. Believed to be the first person in Utah killed by Taser, the police chief opined that Meldrum's death was "unrelated to the use of a Taser by his officers because Meldrum continued to beat officers around the head after the weapon was deployed."