Coroner Rules in Death That Followed Stun Gun Use

MARSHALL — A Marshall man who died shortly after being shocked with a stun gun by Marshall police is said to have died from phencyclidine (PCP) toxicity. That was the coroner’s ruling in the death of Marcus Dewayne Slade, 32. A Harrison County grand jury has no billed officers in the case.

The incident started on January 4th when police responded to a disturbance call near the intersection of East Houston Street and Scoggins Street in Marshall. According to a police statement, officers were confronted by an uncooperative nude black male. A struggle ensued and the man was tased. Slade was shocked and arrested and taken to the Harrison County Jail. Officials said an ambulance was called a short time later when Slade was found unresponsive. He was pronounced dead by Harrison County Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Kenneth Alford. He died three days before his 33rd birthday.