{"id":12786,"date":"2016-10-01T05:11:58","date_gmt":"2016-10-01T05:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=12786"},"modified":"2016-10-01T05:11:58","modified_gmt":"2016-10-01T05:11:58","slug":"man-dies-after-police-use-taser-during-struggle-in-pasadena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/news\/man-dies-after-police-use-taser-during-struggle-in-pasadena.html","title":{"rendered":"Man Dies after Police use taser during struggle in Pasadena"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Man Dies after Police use taser during struggle in Pasadena; Community Protests<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><strong>Man Dies after Police use taser during struggle in Pasadena; Community Protests<\/strong> : PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) &#8212; A black man died in Pasadena after police used a Taser on him during a confrontation and struggle early Friday morning, authorities said, which prompted protests day and night from community members who demanded answers from investigators.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/abc7.com\/video\/embed\/?pid=1534488\" width=\"476\" height=\"267\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The Pasadena Police Department at about 2 a.m. received two family disturbance calls just 30 minutes apart, Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department Capt. Steven Katz told reporters during a chaotic press conference attended by Black Lives Matter protesters at the scene. Because the first call was made from a cellphone, police were not immediately able to determine its location.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LIVE?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#LIVE<\/a>: Protesters light up the streets with phones, candles over death of man who was tased by police in Pasadena <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C8nRNwa2wB\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/C8nRNwa2wB<\/a> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JmJGPgbqoU\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/JmJGPgbqoU<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u2014 ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7\/status\/782069917298200576\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1 October 2016<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">LASD officials confirmed in a press release the incident occurred at the Orange Grove Gardens apartment complex in the 200 block of E. Orange Grove Boulevard.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Unrest in <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pasadena?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pasadena<\/a> after black man tasered by police dies <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@abc7<\/a> at 11am <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XZttB15PdN\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/XZttB15PdN<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u2014 Darsha Philips (@abc7darsha) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/abc7darsha\/status\/781914607862636545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30 September 2016<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">&#8220;A struggle could be heard over the phone when that second call was made. In addition, an individual was reported as being in possession of a knife as well as a fire extinguisher,&#8221; Katz said, adding that the identity of the individual was reported on the call.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sheriff&#8217;s officials said Pasadena police officers responded and upon their arrival, the officers were confronted by the man, who was carrying a large knife under his left arm, and a fire extinguisher is his right hand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Officers gave verbal commands to drop both weapons and when the man did not comply, a Taser was deployed, which caused the man to drop the items.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Investigators said the man still was not cooperative, and a second Taser was deployed, which seemed to have little effect on him.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Pasadena officers got into a physical struggle with the man and applied a hobble restraint around his feet in order to control his legs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">According to the sheriff&#8217;s department, when the officers realized the man was &#8220;in distress&#8221; while in custody, they removed the restraints and began to perform CPR on him. The Pasadena Fire Department responded, and firefighter-paramedics took over the life-saving efforts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">&#8220;Ultimately, the individual passed away,&#8221; Katz said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">The exact cause of death will be determined by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, according to the LASD press release.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Authorities did not release the man&#8217;s identity, but his girlfriend&#8217;s brother told Eyewitness News his name was Reginald &#8220;J.R.&#8221; Thomas. Family members said he was a father of eight and has another child on the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Friends and family said Thomas suffered from mental illness and called police for help. They said when police arrived, that&#8217;s when the incident occurred.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">&#8220;As of now in his life I had a conversation with him about a month ago, and he was like, &#8216;Man, I got to get my life together. I got all these kids to come home to. They smile, they look up to me, so I don&#8217;t need a job. I sit in here all day and take care of my kids,'&#8221; shared his brother-in-law Forrest Elders.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Several protesters shouted out during the press conference, including a woman who insisted: &#8220;We want the officers&#8217; names that killed him! We demand the officers&#8217; names!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Sheriff&#8217;s homicide detectives were assisting Pasadena police with the investigation. The officers involved in the incident had not yet been interviewed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">&#8220;We do not have their statement yet. We will, and at that point, we&#8217;ll know exactly what was done,&#8221; Katz said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Aerial footage from AIR7 HD showed at least eight police vehicles parked outside the apartment complex, and officers were seen in a taped-off courtyard on the property.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en-gb\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Coroner just left. 13 hours he sat in there <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ReginaldThomas?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ReginaldThomas<\/a> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/pasadena?src=hash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#pasadena<\/a> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dDi67YYuAm\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/dDi67YYuAm<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">\u2014 Zee (@324_B21) <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/324_B21\/status\/781971686505578498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">30 September 2016<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\"><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 14pt; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;\">Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff&#8217;s Department&#8217;s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. 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