Timothy R. Sleet
Name: Timothy R. Sleet
Age: 44
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 06/09/2003
Location: 4313 W. Maple St.
Springfield, Missouri, 65802
County: Greene
Agency: Springfield Police Department
Cause of Death: Tasered
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Timothy R. Sleet was allegedly uncontrollable and defiant as police tried to arrest him for stabbing his girlfriend. Police responded to a call from an 8-year-old boy who said his father was killing his mother. Officers arrived and found Cortney L. Eden, 27, dead on the kitchen floor. According to police, officers used a Taser and a baton to try and subdue Sleet, then shot him with "sock rounds," beanbag-style weapons containing buckshot, when they still couldn't restrain him. Sleet died at the scene. "At this point, there's no conclusive cause of death," Greene County deputy medical examiner Ron Yoder said. "But we did rule out his death being caused by the Springfield Police Department.
Unique ID: 2563
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