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Texas Guard Killed by Riot Shield

Loaded on April 15, 1996 published in Prison Legal News April, 1996, page 16
Filed under: Stun Guns/Tasers, Wrongful Death, Accidents. Location: Texas.
Harry Landis, a 58-year-old Texas prison guard collapsed after being shocked by an electrified riot shield during a training session. Guards were being trained in the use of the "electronic capture shield" designed to subdue prisoners. The device delivers a shock of 40,000 to 50,000 volts of electricity through copper ...

 

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