Judge: $145M Suit over Taser-Death Can Go to Trial

A federal judge in Baltimore has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit can go to trial against Frederick County and the sheriff’s office in the death of a man who was shocked with a Taser in 2007.

The family of 20-year-old Jarrell Gray is seeking $145 million.

WFMD reports that U.S. District Judge William Quarles ruled on Friday that there is enough evidence to take the suit to trial. No date has been set.

A grand jury ruled last year that Cpl. Rudy Torres was justified in using his Taser twice to subdue Gray in November 2007 after Gray did not obey commands to show his hands. Gray died hours later.

Latest Comments

• August 5, 2009 at 9:46 am

  Paul Masley says:

  Actually, what needs to happen to Mato is that a perp is threatening to harm his family and he does get a chance to call the "killers" as he calls them. Upon being connected,... read more
• August 4, 2009 at 12:59 pm

  Don't Tase Me, Bro! says:

  I hope you get tasered repeatedly at some point in your life.
• August 4, 2009 at 10:55 am

  LLH says:

  Mato, I hope you were just being sarcastic. If not, your disrepect for police really shows. Todays norm seems to be "it's always somebody elses fault" and a lot of people do... read more