TWO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE OFFICERS WHO USED A STUN GUN ON A SUSPECT WHO LATER DIED CAN BE SUED. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS THAT RULING WAS ISSUED MONDAY BY THE 10TH U.S. COURT OF APPEALS.
OFFICERS DAVID BACA AND ANDREW JARAMILLO USED A STUN GUN ON JERRY PEREA DURING AN INCIDENT IN 2013. AN AUTOPSY SHOWED PEREA HAD HEART DISEASE AND METH IN HIS SYSTEM. PEREA’S FAMILY LATER FILED A WRONGFUL DEATH LAWSUIT.
