The GBI is investigating the death of a 58-year-old Milledgeville man who died after being stunned with a Taser while in custody.
Washington County sheriff’s deputies found Euria Lee Martin walking along Deep Step Road about 7:20 p.m. Friday, GBI spokesman Agent Scott Whitley said.
The deputies detained Martin because they received a call about a suspicious person, he said.
At some point, there was an altercation and deputies stunned Martin with a Taser and then handcuffed him, Whitley said.
Shortly thereafter, Martin appeared to have trouble breathing and paramedics tried to help, but Martin died, Whitley said.
An autopsy will be performed at the GBI Crime Lab in Decatur.
Anyone with information is asked to call the GBI office in Eastman at 478-374-6988.
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