Exactly two years after James Greer’s death, police bodycam footage of his death after being excessively stunned with a Taser has been released. His family is filing a lawsuit against the city of Hayward and Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police.
Greer, 46, was pulled over in California on May 23, 2014, while driving to get lottery tickets, family members have stated. Several officers had their body cams turned on, and throughout the video officers announce multiple times that their cameras are rolling.
Hayward and BART police officers began performing sobriety tests after saying Greer was driving erratically. Greer starts the tests then becomes hesitant and backs away from the officers.
