4 NC officers cleared for using taser on man who died

"... officers used a taser three times on Thompson ... an ambulance came after he began bleeding from his mouth ... an autopsy report said Thompson died from complications of cocaine toxicity."

TRY AS I MIGHT, I can find no online reference to link "bleeding from the mouth" with "cocaine toxicity."

"... authorities said he appeared to have a seizure and go into cardiac arrest in the ambulance."

WITH VERY LITTLE EFFORT, I can find at least a bazillion online references that link "having a seizure and going into cardiac arrest" with "taser use".

I think I'll become a coroner.

January 7, 2009
ABC News

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Four Greensboro police officers have been cleared in connection with the death of a man who was shocked with a Taser during a traffic stop. Guilford County District Attorney Doug Henderson said in a statement Tuesday that the officers "acted appropriately and within the confines of the law."

The statement said officers pulled over 24-year-old Paul Thompson Jr. on April 22 for speeding. Officers used a Taser three times on Thompson for resisting, and an ambulance came after he began bleeding from his mouth.

Authorities said he appeared to have a seizure and go into cardiac arrest in the ambulance. He died at an area hospital five days later. An autopsy report said Thompson died from complications of cocaine toxicity.