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Jerry Lynn Jones
United States · Aged 45 · Died 08/04/2008
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Less-than-lethal force
Jones followed Lillian Barnett into her house and wrestled her to the floor. Officers Howard DeVault and Michael Roush rolled Jones over. Officer DeVault shot Jones with a taser. Jones continued to resist. Officer DeVault put the taser to Jones's body and stunned him twice. The officers, assisted by Sergeants Wade Robinson and John Dee Taylor, put handcuffs and hobbles on Jones, then linked them together. Jones died of a cocaine overdose.
Alleged responsible partyOrange Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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