DENVER (AP) A Colorado deputy who deployed a Taser on a man who was then hit and killed by an SUV on Interstate 25 won’t face criminal charges, prosecutors said Friday. While Larimer C.
The Larimer County District Attorney's Office will not press charges against a deputy who tased a man on Interstate 25. The man died moments later when he was hit by a passing car.
A Larimer County Sheriff's Office deputy used a Taser on Brent Thompson when he fled a traffic stop in February. The Eighth Judicial District Attorney concluded the deputy is not criminally culpable.
The Colorado deputy stunned Brent Thompson as he ran onto I-25 where he fell, was fatally struck by a vehicle in February. The DA said the deputy won't be charged.