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Attorneys of men stunned, pepper sprayed by Warrenton police officer ask for release of police cam footage

Court documents say the district attorney's office called on the State Bureau of Investigation [SBI] on Jan. 5 to investigate complaints of improper use of force by Sgt. Mark Oakley. The documents said an SBI agent interviewed two people, and one of them provided video recordings of three different incidents involving Oakley using his Taser. On Monday, attorneys for the victims called for the release of the police body camera footage of the incidents.
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Court documents say the district attorney's office called on the State Bureau of Investigation [SBI] on Jan. 5 to investigate complaints of improper use of force by Sgt. Mark Oakley. The documents said an SBI agent interviewed two people, and one of them provided video recordings of three different incidents involving Oakley using his Taser. On Monday, attorneys for the victims called for the release of the police body camera footage of the incidents.

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Posted 2024-04-08T16:06:00-0400 - Updated 2024-04-08T16:47:45-0400