Legal Opinion
Estate of Williams v. Indiana State Police
District Court, S.D. Indiana
Decided June 13, 2014No. 2:12-cv-00324-JMS-DKLPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER 1
JANE MAGNUS-STINSON, District Judge.
Law enforcement officers from various agencies were dispatched to the residence of William Williams after his family members called 9-1-1 because they believed Mr. Williams was suicidal. When law enforcement officers arrived at Mr. Williams’ residence, they found him locked in his bathroom in a suicidal and intoxicated state, and he was threatening to kill anyone who entered. The officers made the decision to open the bathroom door and subdue Mr. Williams with two tasers. Neither of the tasers had any apparent effect on Mr. Williams.…
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