A Monroe County grand jury has concluded that there was justification for a Rochester Police Officer to use his taser a year ago trying to subdue a man who later died.
50 year old richard Davis was tased by an officer after a series of events on Tremont Street in May of last year.
According to Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley, police responded to the area for a report of a hit and run, and found the pickup truck Davis was driving crashed into a church. Police said he left the scene on foot and then returned to the truck, then backed up and crashed into a fence.
He then crashed into another house, and as Davis got out of the vehicle, police say despite repeated commands to get on the ground, he didn't comply and continued to move toward the officers. A taser was used, and then shortly after being handcuffed, police saw Davis was not breathing and he was brought to the hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Doorley says the grand jury heard extensive testimony and was presented with significant evidence including testimony of civilian, police, fire department and ambulance personnel who were witnesses.
The D-A says that Davis was a decorated Marine Corps veteran who had struggled in recent years with PTSD and addiction.
