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Prosecutors Rule Out Criminal Charges In Stun Gun Death

By John Dillon | January 25, 2013

Attorney General Bill Sorrell says no criminal charges will be filed against a trooper involved in a fatal stun gun incident. Macadam Mason of Thetford died after Trooper David Shaffer discharged his stun gun during an incident in June

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Thetford Woman Seeks To Sue Over Boyfriend’s Stun Gun Death

By Charlotte Albright | January 14, 2013

A Thetford woman who witnessed her longtime boyfriend die after he was struck by a charge from a state police stun gun wants to sue state police. Police say he had threatened to harm himself or others.

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Family Sues Police In Stun Gun Incident

By John Dillon | July 27, 2012

The longtime companion of a man who died after being shot with a stun gun by state police has sued the state police and the officer involved.

Vermont Edition

Taser Incident Reignites Debate

By Jane Lindholm | June 26, 2012

The precise cause of Macadam Mason’s death is yet unknown, but when he was stunned by a Vermont State Police trooper with a Taser it again stirred debate about the use of these weapons by Vermont law enforcement.