Travis L. Maupin

Less-than-lethal force

Travis L. Maupin died after police shocked him with a Taser following a foot chase. Police said officers first responded to a domestic disturbance at the Maupin home at about 1:30 a.m. The officers found Kara Maupin outside and Travis Maupin barricaded inside. Kara Maupin told the officers that her husband had attempted to strangle her. Police requested backup from off-duty officers and from the sheriff's department. According to police, Travis Maupin later came outside and was talking with officers when he suddenly took off running. Police caught Maupin after about a block, where he allegedly continued resisting arrest and was shocked with a Taser. Maupin died at a hospital.