Jury: Deputy Not Liable In Md. Stun-Gun Death Case

BALTIMORE (AP) - A former sheriff's deputy is not liable for the death of a man he shocked with a stun gun as the 20-year-old lay face-down and possibly unconscious, according to a federal jury's ruling Wednesday that said the officer used only enough force to protect himself.

Retired Frederick County Cpl. Rudy Torres, a 13-year veteran of the force, sighed in relief after the jury forewoman read the verdict at the end of a five-day trial. Outside the courthouse in Baltimore, Torres said Jarrel Gray's death was tragic but that justice had been done.

"Tasers are a useful tool. They've saved many more lives than they've taken, if they've taken any at all," he said.

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