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Hostage victim mistakenly killed by police in Hempstead, N.Y.
WINNFIELD, La., July 23 (UPI) -- Louisiana authorities are awaiting the results of a state police report before deciding whether to file criminal charges in the Taser death of a handcuffed man.
Baron "Scooter" Pikes, 21, was shocked nine times by officer Scott Nugent after being arrested on a cocaine charge in Winnfield earlier this year, CNN reported Wednesday.
Nugent, who was fired as a result of the incident, may face criminal charges now that Pikes' death has been ruled a homicide.
Winn Parish Coroner Randolph Williams says Pikes was jolted so many times with the 50,000-volt Taser that he might have been dead before the last two shocks were delivered.
Williams said Pikes was handcuffed and on the ground when the stun gun use began.
Nugent's lawyer says his client followed proper procedure in subduing a man who weighed 247 pounds.
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