The death of  an unarmed Thetford man last June has prompted a state-wide discussion about the use of Tasers in Vermont and a new bill in front of the legislature.

Attorney General Bill Sorrell will not file criminal charges against a state police officer who fired a stun gun at an unarmed man last June. The man died from the electric shock to his chest.

A mental health activist is calling on officials to release an autopsy report on a man who died after being shot with a stun gun by state police. State police say the report is not complete and they are not sure if the report would be considered a public record.

A state trooper's use of a stun gun on a Thetford man last month has renewed concerns about the weapons' use in local police departments.

The longtime companion of a man who died in June after being shot with a stun gun by state police has sued the state police and the officer involved. The suit says police should not have used a Taser stun gun on a person they knew was mentally distressed.

Mental health advocates and civil libertarians are calling for a moratorium on police use of stun guns in Vermont following the death of a man last week.

An eyewitness is disputing a police account of what happened to a 39-year-old Thetford man who died after being shot in the chest with a stun gun.

Vermont State Police say a Thetford man died Wednesday after a trooper discharged a stun gun at him. Authorities say the man was taken to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center after the incident, which is where he died.

As the Vermont State Police alters their taser policy and Montpelier decides whether its police officers should carry the devices, we look at policies governing their use.