Mich. prosecutor won’t file charges against police in use of Taser on 15-year-old who died

No charges for police in death of Mich. teen

BAY CITY, Mich. — A prosecutor in Michigan says Bay City police will not be charged in the death of a 15-year-old who died after an officer used a Taser on him.

Bay County Prosecutor Kurt Asbury said in a statement Wednesday there isn’t any evidence that the officers committed any criminal act.

Brett Elder died March 22 after an officer fired a Taser at him. Police say Elder was intoxicated and took an aggressive stance toward officers who were responding to a report of a fight.

The Bay City Times reports an autopsy found a two-part cause of death — the use of the Taser and what it called “alcohol-induced excited delirium.”

Information from: The Bay City Times, www.mlive.com/bay-city