Jeffrey C. Woodward

Less-than-lethal force

Jeffrey C. Woodward died after being tasered by police. The original call to bring police to his home was from Woodward himself, who said there was a home invasion, but that was a false report. Neighbors saw Woodward go to other homes. Police came, and they saw Woodward walking down the street with a knife. The situation became heated when the officers tried to escort Woodward back to his house. Police said Woodward began to violently struggle, and a taser was deployed. A neighbor witnessed the confrontation and said she can understand tasering Woodward once because "he was trying to run, but they kept doing it over and over and over again." Another person who was across the street said police used the taser repeatedly. After Woodward was restrained, an ambulance arrived, and he died later at the hospital.