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Taser Death Ruled a Homicide
ABC 13 | April 13, 2005
Today, the Lucas County coroner ruled the death of Jeffrey Turner a homicide. Turner was the man who died after being stunned by a taser approximately nine times in January. |
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The coroner also determined that the shocks delivered by the arresting Toledo police officers were not the direct cause of death. He attributed that to Turner's pre-existing heart condition, specifically hypertension, coupled with the taser shocks and use of force by the employees at the jail.
While the death has been ruled a homicide, it will be up to county prosecutors to bring charges against those involved. That has not yet happened. The coroner says more research needs to be done on the link between taser use and sudden death.
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