2 Oklahoma Officers Charged With Second-Degree Murder in Man’s 2019 Death

Officers Joshua Taylor (L) and Brandon Dingman of the Wilson Police Department in Oklahoma were charged in the death of Jared Lakey. Courtesy of Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation

Two Oklahoma police officers have been charged with second-degree murder this week in the Taser death of a 28-year-old man last year, authorities report.

The charges follow a season of protests against police brutality and systemic racism after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.