In 2025, Officer Dana Elmore was involved in an incident where he used a Taser on Micah Washington, who was handcuffed at the time. The encounter, captured on video, showed Officer Elmore deploying the Taser after Washington informed him of possessing a firearm. This led to a $20 million federal civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force, deliberate indifference, malicious prosecution, and false imprisonment.

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