Georgia deputies taser Eulie Martin.

Ex-Georgia deputies cleared of murder in death of Black man shocked at least 15 times

Three former sheriff’s deputies have been found not guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of a Black man they stopped while he was walking through a small Georgia town. Eurie Martin was shocked at least 15 times with Taser stun guns. Henry Lee Copeland, Michael Howell, and Rhett Scott said he was walking illegally in the road, littered by dropping a soda can and aggressively refused to follow their commands on a hot summer day in 2017. The jury late Thursday cleared Scott of all charges but deadlocked on involuntary manslaughter and reckless conduct charges against Copeland and Howell.

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