Oklahoma officials charged with murder after allegedly shooting Taser more than 50 times.

Two Oklahoma police officers have been charged with second-degree murder after they allegedly used Tasers against a man more than 50 times before he died. Joshua Taylor, 25, and Brandon Dingman, 34, of the Wilson Police Department were charged in connection with the death of Jared Lakey, 28, as part of an incident that took place on July 4. from last year. Lakey was hospitalized and died two days later. The use of the Tasers was a “substantial factor” in Lakey’s death, according to court documents. If convicted, the two men could face 10-year life sentences.

Taylor and Dingman contacted Lakey on July 4 last year while answering a call that he was acting in a disorderly manner. When he failed to follow his orders, Taylor and Dingman fired their Taser repeatedly for nine minutes. According to data records in court filings, Taylor fired his Taser 30 times, while Dingman fired his Taser 23 times. That means Lakey was tested for almost four minutes straight in the span of nine minutes. Spencer Bryan, an attorney for Lakey’s parents, said officers had claimed they only used Tasers at first four times.

The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation agent who assisted in the investigation concluded that Lakey never made any aggressive move towards any of the officers. That seems to contradict Dingman, who said officers continually used their Taser weapons to prevent Lakey from getting up and attacking them. Additionally, officers never attempted to control it using their hands, as they are trained to do so in such situations. The use of Tasers was a “substantial factor” in Lakey’s death, and the number of times they were fired “greatly exceeded what would have been necessary or justified by the accompanying circumstances.”

Officers turned themselves in Thursday morning after the Carter County District Attorney’s Office issued arrest warrants. Both were released with $ 250,000 bonds.