The death of a 31 year old medical school graduate is being investigated by New London police after a taser incident led to his death. Lashono Gilbert died Saturday morning, a few hours after being arrested on the suspicion of car jacking. Background Police officers used a taser on the man twice in an eight hour span. The police were forced to taser him the first time for resisting arrest. He attacked officers a few hours later at the police station and led to a second use of a taser on the man. His body was being examined Sunday by the chief medical examiner to determine the cause of death. Initial Arrest Gilbert as initially arrested sometime after 7:00 p.m. Friday night on charges of carjacking. The police say he had jumped through …show more content…
He was yelling and acting aggressively while resisting arrest. This caused the police to use a taser to subdue him. Gilbert was then taken to a local hospital by ambulance and then to the police station at about 3:00 a.m. Sunday morning. Police Station Gilbert was placed in a holding cell when he arrived at the police station. He then proceeded to take off the pants he was wearing and began to twist them, like he was making a rope. The door was opened by officers at the station to take away the pants as they feared he might try to hurt or injure himself. He started to rush the door and managed to make his way to the booking area. The booking area is in a common area of the station. He then started to throw various objects at the officers before he got into a struggle with the officers. The struggle ended when he was tasered by an officer for a second time. Gilbert was placed into an ambulance that was en route to the hospital. He was pronounced dead at the hospital 3:23 a.m. Saturday morning. The State Police District Major Crime Squad is investigating this death after being asked by the police chief and state's attorney of New London. The state police was at the scene gathering evidence and conducting interviews. This case is still under