Wauwatosa police release body camera video of Taser incident last May

WAUWATOSA — Wauwatosa police have released body camera video of an incident at the center of a TMJ4 Lighthouse investigation.

It shows what led officers to electrocute a 37-year-old man in a cemetery last May.

Johnny George went into cardiac arrest and was knocked unconscious after being shot with a Taser. George’s wife, Sonny, says this happened during a memorial service at Pinelawn Cemetery after they called 911 to get medical help for someone else.

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Wauwatosa police say Johnny’s right arm swung around and struck one of the officers. In our story with Johnny’s wife, she told us he was not violent. Sonny says her husband is still in a coma and fighting for his life at a local hospital.

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Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm ruled that the officer involved did not use excessive force and justified the use of the Taser.

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