Former Nevada Assemblyman Wendell Williams, who sought to ban the use of chokeholds by police more than 25 years ago, is calling for a public reexamination of the Metropolitan Police Department’s neck restraint policy after a man died while in custody last week.
The death of Tashi Brown would have been a lot more controversial if it happened five years ago.
Tashii Brown died after a Metropolitan Police Department officer stunned him seven times with a Taser, punched him several times and put him in an unapproved chokehold.
A Las Vegas police officer stunned Tashii Brown seven times with a Taser and held him in a neck hold for more than a minute early Sunday before the Las Vegas man died.
