Nehemiah Dillard, 29
Gainsville, Florida
March 05, 2012
Agencies: Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. | Alachua County Sheriff's Office Florida
Cause of death: Taser
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
Dillard was admitted to Meridian Behavioral Healthcare after "displaying strange behavior" in a stranger's yard. He allegedly struck a member of the hospital's staff, who called police. Officers shot him twice with tasers after he allegedly attacked them. After being handcuffed, the Tampa Bay Times reports, "a staffer at the facility injected him with drugs" and Dillard died soon after from cardiac arrest.
Additional Resources:
- http://www.jacksonvillecriminalattorneyblog.com/2012/03/police_officers_irrational_act_1.html added March 14, 2016 08:01
- http://electronicvillage.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/taser-death-nehemiah-dillard.html added March 14, 2016 08:01
- http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/spring-hill-man-dies-after-jolts-from-taser/1218548 added March 14, 2016 08:01
- http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/crime/spring-hill-man-dies-after-jolts-from-taser/1218548 added March 14, 2016 07:58
- http://gawker.com/unarmed-people-of-color-killed-by-police-1999-2014-1666672349 added March 14, 2016 07:56