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Court Dismisses Use Of Force Claims By County Jail Inmate

The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday rejected a Franklin County jail inmate's claim that guards used excessive force when shocking him with a taster at the lock-up and later at a hospital. The allegations by Michael Reed are among several claims of unconstitutional use of tasers brought by county jail inmates in past years. Reed says guards improperly used a taser when trying to remove him from his cell for a medical appointment following a seizure in 2009, and later the same day at the hospital. A three-judge panel says guards responded appropriately and Reed's claims are not supported by video evidence. His attorney has yet to comment.

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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