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Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died
Bodycam Footage Shows Police Shocking DC Teacher With Stun Gun Before He Died A Washington DC teacher can be seen on bodycam footage yelling for help and resisting arrest in an encounter with police in Los Angeles who ultimately shock him with a stun gun before he went into cardiac arrest and died earlier this month. Anderson, 31, had been wanted for possible DUI after a car crash on Venice and Lincoln Boulevards around 3:40 p.m. on Jan. 3, police said.  He apparently fled the scene on foot, was speaking unintelligently and was acting erratically, ignoring commands from police, they said. "As officers contacted Anderson, he began to resist, resulting in a …

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by Cecilia Levine
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Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident
Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident A State's Attorney's Office in Maryland will not be prosecuting a police officer in Frederick for a 2021 fatal incident involving a Taser device, the agency announced. On Nov. 12, 2021, the Frederick Police Department was called to a residence on Greenleese Drive for an individual behaving erratically. Upon arrival, officers found Daniel Michael Holley, 23, unclothed, sweating profusely, and pacing back and forth. Officers attempted to verbally de-escalate the situation and gain a better understanding of exactly what was happening, police said. During those attempts, Holley slapped an offi…

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by Zak Failla