LAPD video tasing and using knee on the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes, he gasped “I can’t breathe”

Video shows police using stun gun on Pelicans center Jaxson Hayes The Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a struggle. LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles police officer briefly pressed a knee to the neck of NBA player Jaxson Hayes as the New Orleans Pelicans center gasped “I can’t breathe” seconds before another officer used a Taser on him during a struggle, according to body camera video released Friday. The officers went to Hayes’ home in the Woodland Hills neighborhood on July 28 around 3 a.m. after his girlfriend’s cousin called 911. The cousin said Hayes’ girlfriend was sending her text messages saying he had become loud and violent and she was scared. Hayes, who was not armed, became argumentative after officers said he couldn’t go back into his home. He ignored requests from his girlfriend and his cousin to stop talking and struggling with the police as they tried to subdue him. The 21-year-old ultimately was booked into jail on accusations of resisting arrest after he was evaluated at a hospital for minor injuries. Hayes’ agent did not respond to a request for comment on Friday. News snip from Stefanie Dazio | The Associated Press Tasers subject their victims to a 50,000 volt shock followed by 100 microsecond pulses of 1,200 volts.   Since 2001, more than 500 people in the United States have died after law enforcement officers used this weapon against them. A study published this week by the American Heart Association’s Circulation Journal confirms that the misuse of a Taser can cause sudden cardiac arrest and death.    Will be breaking down more Videos of stories and content shared. Send your police videos to mrcheckpoint.com/submit #mrcheckpoint #aftp #alwaysfilmthepolice For ways to support and grow the movement https://linktr.ee/mrcheckpoint with merch, patreon, venmo, etc. If you want to help us by sharing, subscribing, and engaging with the videos on YouTube that helps and is also appreciated. Thank you for reaching out to us. If wanting to message or get in touch directly with @sennettd you can via IG or email [email protected]