Taser director contacted Vermont police after man's death
Taser director contacted Vermont police after man's death
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20121001/NEWS02/310010021/Taser-director-and-doctor-contacted-Vermont-police-after-man-s-death?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
Macadam Mason died June 20 after being shot in the chest by a Vermont State Trooper’s Taser outside his home in Thetford.
On June 21, Taser International’s spokesman e-mailed state police suggestions on how to conduct its investigation and asked the agency to forward information to the medical examiners conducting an autopsy on Mason’s body. The Burlington Free Press reported on that email last month.
On June 22, a doctor sitting on the manufacturer’s board of directors also contacted state police, providing additional information about a medical condition that coroners have cited in other arrest-related deaths.
In an e-mail sent to Vermont State Police Maj. Ed Ledo on June 22, an assistant to Dr. Mark Kroll at the University of Minnesota thanks Ledo for speaking with her earlier that day and offers him the doctor’s assistance in investigating Mason’s death.
Assistant Carrie Carns introduces Kroll as “an expert on Taser devices.” She did not mention in the email that Kroll sits on the weapons manufacturer’s board of directors.
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