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Otis Gene Thrasher
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Gender
Male
Age
42 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
07/05/2005
Location
131 Trinity Loop Butte MT 59701 Silver Bow
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Apparently under the influence, Thrasher's wife and daughter called police on him for threatening and unpredictable behavior. As police arrived he brandished a knife and refused to cooperate. Pepper spray did not work. One Taser dart lodged in his torso and another in his forehead. The second man ever to be Tased in Butte, he died four days later.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Butte-Silver Bow County Sheriff's Office
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