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Layton police officers guard the scene of an officer-involved shooting Thursday in Layton. A man living in a mobile home in the Quail Ridge Mobile Home Park is suspected of shooting a woman and defied police orders to stay out of the mobile home and away from two children who were inside. He was hit with a Taser once, then shot multiple times, police say. (NICK SHORT/Standard-Examiner)

Police investigate Layton shooting, wonder why man defied orders

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 23, 2012 - 10:48pm

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LAYTON — Police are investigating why a 22-year-old man failed to comply with police orders, which led to his being shot and admitted to a local hospital in critical condition.

The shooting occurred at Quail Ridge Mobile Home Park, 935 E. Highway 193, Layton, just east of Hill Air Force Base.

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Utah pays $40K settlement over Taser incident

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Last updated Thursday, November 24, 2011 - 8:01pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah has paid a $40,000 settlement to a Salt Lake City man who sued a highway patrol trooper after being shocked with a Taser during a 2009 traffic stop.

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Ruckus at church in Ogden leads to charges

Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, September 30, 2011 - 11:21pm

OGDEN -- A 60-year-old Ogden man was arrested on numerous charges Thursday after an incident that began at a church.

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Police end standoff, subdue man with Taser gun

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Last updated Tuesday, August 16, 2011 - 3:38pm

MILLCREEK -- Authorities say they were able to end a four-hour standoff in Millcreek by subduing a 42-year-old man with a Taser.

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Suspect rams car, bites hand of officer, Ogden police say

Michael McFall Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, July 27, 2011 - 11:33pm

OGDEN -- Charles Wesley Nielson, 44, was charged in 2nd District Court on Wednesday after police said he attacked them with his truck.

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Study urges police to be cautious with stun guns

The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 27, 2011 - 10:44am

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Police officers using stun guns should avoid shooting suspects multiple times or for prolonged periods to reduce the risk of potential injury or death, according to a new U.S. Justice Department study prompted by hundreds of police-involved deaths across the country.

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Derby high school student Jonathan Villarreal, pictured April 28, 2011, claims two Derby Police school resource officers beat and hit by a Taser and suffered a broken arm because he refused to pull up his pants. (Mike Hutmacher/Wichita Eagle/MCT)

Student says he was Tasered by cops for saggy pants

Fred Mann, The Wichita Eagle

Last updated Friday, April 29, 2011 - 2:48pm

DERBY, Kan. -- A Derby High School sophomore said Friday that he was hit by a Taser and had his arm broken by two school resource officers for refusing to pull up his pants.

The Derby Police Department said it will investigate the incident. The officers work for the department.

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