That’s when the officers “used their Tasers multiple times,” the state said Thursday. ADADDingman later told authorities that the officers continued using their Tasers “to attempt to keep [Lakey] from getting up and giving him the opportunity to come at Cpt. Since Lakey’s death, his family has filed a public records lawsuit and a federal civil rights lawsuit, both of which remain pending. Spencer Bryan, an attorney for Lakey’s parents, told the New York Times that the charges announced against the officers were appropriate. He pointed out that both officers claimed to investigators early on that they used their Tasers only four times, a significant discrepancy compared with what’s outlined in court documents.

Source: Washington Post July 03, 2020 08:55 UTC