Wooten was also found to have violated department policy in using a Taser on his then 11-year old stepson in 2003.
In the state of Oregon, CIT programs were implemented following the death of James Chasse, who was beaten and repeatedly tased by three Portland police officers.
In October 2012, few days before his third album was released, DJ Paul was arrested in New York when a Taser stun gun was found on him during a routine search.
Michigan prohibits the possession of Tasers or stun guns by private citizens, unless they have a concealed pistol licence, and have taken the proper Taser safety course.
He claimed to have tried to pull James out by her hair, and also attempted to use a Taser.
When police officers arrived and tried to break it up, he lunged at them and was Tased.
One of the men involved, Robert McLeod (55) was shot by Constable Butcher with a Taser stun gun.
Other similar devices include Long Range Acoustic Devices which use painful directed sound waves, and electroshock weapons such as Tasers, which deliver an incapacitating shock to the nervous system.
Of them, one had been shot with a rubber bullet at point blank range, and another had been struck with a Taser three times as he was pinned down.
A hypothetical court may have to determine whether a sword, a Japanese throwing star, or a Taser fit into the "other" category of the statute.
TSG does, however, have its own firearms capability with officers from '1 Area' being trained as Authorised Firearms Officers (AFOs) on standard-issue firearms such as the Glock 17 and Heckler & Koch MP5 semi-automatic carbine, as well as less-lethal weaponry such as the L104A1 Baton Gun and X26 Taser.
Officers used a Taser to subdue Worley after an altercation with the arresting officer.
Officers carry a Glock .40 caliber automatic pistol, Binelli .12 gauge automatic shotgun, Ruger Mini-14 .223 rifle, Taser, telescopic baton and OC pepper spray.
Hyattsville City police officers are currently issued a Beretta PX4 Storm .40 caliber pistol, X26 Taser, ASP collapsible baton, OC spray, handcuffs, and portable radio.
On January 27, 2014, a Monday, at around 10:20 pm (22:20 CST), Almond was assaulted with a stun gun and the violin was stolen during an armed robbery in a parking lot in the rear of Wisconsin Lutheran College on W. Wisconsin Ave.
Apart from firearms, an ASP expandable batons or a Taser are carried for less-than-lethal options to the SPBn officers.
Building a reputation as a tough-nosed journalist, Leitner has burst into a burning building, worked as a member of a NASCAR pit crew, gone one-on-one with trained attack dogs and volunteered to be shot by a Taser.
Apart from firearms, an ASP expandable batons or a Taser are carried for less-than-lethal options to the VIPPU officers.