A 46 year old Plant City man has died after being tasered three times by Hillsborough County deputies.  The deputies tasered Roney Wilson 3 times after responding to a call that he was becoming violent and would not leave a residence.  When police arrived at the scene of his mother's house, he was in his mother's pickup truck. His 70 year old mother had called for help stating that he needed help and that he suffered from bipolar disorder.  Yet, when the police confronted him, he refused to leave the truck.  They tasered him three times to get him out of the truck after a brief struggle with him.  When they noticed he was unresponsive, he administered CPR, to no avail. 

Wilson had been arrested previously for misdemeanor battery and driving with a suspended license.  His mother wanted to get him help for his mental issues.  She didn't want him to die.  The taser was used to subdue a suspect with a history of mental issues, not a a hardened, violent criminal.  Once again, taser use results in a needless death. Perhaps, law enforcement should consider an alternative to the taser which is quickly becoming a lethal weapon rather than an alternative to deadly force as it has been promoted.