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Josh Wayne Tanner
Gender : Male
Age : 49
Race : White
Date : 04/07/2023
Location : Bailey+Townhall Rd
City : Pipestone Township
County : Berrien
State : Michigan
Agency : Berrien County SO, Michigan State Police
Officer(s) :Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died after arrest for domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Michigan State Police troopers were called to help Berrien County sheriff’s deputies arrest Josh Tanner, 49, for aggravated domestic assault, attempted arson and other warrants. Tanner had run into the woods near Bailey and Townhall roads in Pipestone Township but troopers tracked him with a K9.Police found him “sitting against a tree in the woods, holding a knife to his throat,” whereupon troopers used a taser and arrested him. After moving Tanner out of the woods for “several minutes,” troopers said he experienced a medical emergency and was unresponsive and died.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.wlns.com/news/msp-man-has-medical-emergency-dies-after-taser-used/
https://apnews.com/article/stun-gun-taser-josh-tanner-state-police-bdce1a524a514e002f51833d04fdd078
https://www.wsjm.com/2023/04/06/baroda-man-dies-in-police-custody-msp-investigating/
https://apnews.com/article/stun-gun-taser-josh-tanner-state-police-bdce1a524a514e002f51833d04fdd078
https://www.wlns.com/news/msp-man-has-medical-emergency-dies-after-taser-used/
