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Apr 18, 2009 10:34 pm US/Central
FW Police Investigating Death Following Taser Use
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 / TXA 21) ―
Fort Worth police are investigating the death of a 24-year-old man who was being removed from his parents home after a police officer used a Taser on him Saturday.
Police records show the parents of Michael Jacobs Jr. called police to their home on Ava Court Saturday morning, saying their son was causing a disturbance.
The family was asking that police take Jacobs to JPS Hospital for a mental health evaluation. According to the family Jacobs had mental issues and had been off his medications.
According to the police report when officers arrived they found Jacobs agitated and pacing on the front lawn.
The report says an officer stunned him with a Taser when he became combative and refused to go with the officer.
The officers planned to take Jacobs to the hospital for a mental detention. He was handcuffed but began to have difficulty breathing. An ambulance arrived and transported Jacobs to the hospital, where he later died.
Family members like Jacobs' aunt Carol Morris told CBS 11 they didn't understand why police did not try to physically overpower him. "He was my size; they could have thrown him to the ground and cuffed him. I don't understand that."
Police say the officers were trying to help, but that Jacobs was out of control and they had to use the stun gun.
Fort Worth Police are investigating the case. The Tarrant County medical examiner's office will determine what caused Jacobs' death.
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