Tony Wilson

Less-than-lethal force

Police were called to a home shortly after midnight when residents said a man, Tony Wilson, was banging on the front door of a house. The callers told police dispatchers that the man was unarmed and appeared to be under the influence of drugs. Officer Jonathan Taylor arrived, approached Wilson with his gun drawn and demanded that Wilson get on his hands and knees. Wilson complied. As he did so, Taylor, along with two other officers, approached and attempted to handcuff Wilson. Just under 20 seconds after the initial contact, Taylor discharges his Taser into Wilson's side after Wilson failed to place his arms behind his back. In the following 60 seconds, Taylor discharged his Taser into Wilson from a few feet away four additional times. Sixteen days later, Wilson lost consciousness and was taken to a hospital, where he was placed on life support and died.