New Trial Sought In Md. Taser Death Case
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- A Frederick man's parents are seeking a new trial on their civil claim that a Frederick County sheriff's deputy wrongfully caused his death by shocking him twice with a Taser.
The Frederick News-Post reports that lawyers for Tanya Thomas and Jeffrey Gray filed the motion Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Baltimore.
A federal jury ruled last month that Cpl. Rudy Torres didn't use excessive force against Jarrel Gray, 20. The jury found that Torres assaulted Gray but said he wasn't liable because he was protecting himself.
The motion says the verdict contradicted the weight of the evidence. It says Gray posed no threat lying facedown and unresponsive after the first jolt.
Torres' attorney called the motion a last-gasp attempt to revive the case for financial gain.
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