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Colorado deputies fired for using Taser on handcuffed man, falsifying reports about incident

Independent review recommends criminal investigation into actions of Lt. Henry Trujillo and Deputy Mikhail Noel

A still image from Las Animas County sheriff Lt. Henry Trujillo's body camera shows him point a Taser at Kenneth Espinoza and another deputy pointing a weapon at him. Espinoza sued the deputies for excessive force.
A still image from Las Animas County sheriff Lt. Henry Trujillo’s body camera shows him point a Taser at Kenneth Espinoza and another deputy pointing a weapon at him. Espinoza sued the deputies for excessive force.
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Two Las Animas County sheriff's deputies who shocked a handcuffed man in the face and chest with a Taser as he tried to watch a traffic stop were fired in late August after an independent investigation found they had no legal basis to detain the man, used excessive force and wrote false reports, according to a report made public Monday.
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