The Maine Deadly Force Review Panel also said Deputy Levi Johnson was ‘misguided’ in deciding to confront a suspect alone at a house in Waterboro in 2022.
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Wells man settles lawsuit against York County for alleged Taser use
Brian Dunnigan, 63, filed a civil lawsuit against several corrections officers and the sheriff, alleging they violated his constitutional rights by subjecting him to excessive use of force after a 2018 arrest.
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Judge allows case against York County jail guards over Taser use to proceed to trial
Brian Dunnigan is alleging York County Jail officers held him down and used a Taser on him repeatedly during a 2018 arrest, causing severe burns and emotional trauma.
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911 call that led to deadly shooting in Waterboro came from victim’s home
The Maine Attorney General’s Office released three 911 calls related to the shooting on Sept. 7, 2022, hinting at a chaotic scene moments after a York County deputy shot Tyler Woodburn.
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Attorney general rules deadly Waterboro police shooting was justified
Deputy Levi Johnson shot 30-year-old Tyler Woodburn during a fight outside a house in Waterboro on Sept. 7, 2022.
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Standoff in Cornish ends, resident taken into custody
Sheriff William King said it appears Kalinoski and his neighbor had a fight last weekend about landscaping.
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Buxton man dies after medical crisis at York County Jail
Derek Michael Smith, 31, was taken from the jail in Alfred to a local hospital, where he died Tuesday night.
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Family of slain York County man struggles to find closure after murder charge dropped
Douglas Flint was killed in 2016. His neighbor, Bruce Akers, was convicted of murder. But then the evidence that secured the conviction was thrown out, and Akers ultimately was released.
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Girlfriend of man killed by York County sheriff’s deputy says he was tasered, shot twice
Tyler Woodburn was tasered several times and shot twice following an altercation with the deputy that apparently stemmed from a burnout while Woodburn was driving home, according to his fiancée.
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York County deputy fatally shoots New Hampshire man
Sheriff William King said Tyler Woodburn was shot when he struggled with deputies who were trying to take him into custody.