Was Jawan Dallas Resisting Arrest or Reacting to the Burning Pain from a Taser? Judge says He Coincidentally Had a Heart Attack as Cops Tased and Beat Him. Black Family’s Suit Dismissed w/o a Trial

Racist Suspect Federal Judge says Jawan Dallas Coincidentally Had a Heart Attack While Cops Tased and Beat Him to Death. From [HERE] A white federal judge in Alabama dismissed a $36 million wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Mobile and two police officers on March 10, 2026, regarding the 2023 death of 36-year-old Jawan Dallas. Body camera footage released after the ruling shows the July 2, 2023, arrest where Dallas was shocked with a Taser multiple times during a struggle after being mistaken for a burglary suspect.

U.S. District Court Judge Kristi K. DuBose (in photo) ruled in favor of the city of Mobile and two police officers, concluding the case. Following the dismissal, the federal court unsealed body camera footage related to the incident, which had not been previously released to the public.

Jawan Dallas, 36, died on July 2, 2023, after officers deployed a Taser multiple times during an attempt to detain him, an event that sparked protests in Mobile.

Judge DuBose noted that a medical examiner determined Dallas primarily died from "acute myocardial ischemia and cardiorespiratory failure caused by mixed drug toxicity – including toxicity from the presence of methamphetamine."

“Unfortunately, Mr. Dallas died from a heart attack approximately twenty minutes after he was handcuffed,” DuBose wrote. She wrote that the use of force against Dallas was objectively reasonable.

Lawyers for his family disagreed with the decision and said they plan to appeal to the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.

“The video evidence is striking. Jawan Dallas endured a taser/drive stun for about 44 seconds, which is longer than the recommended time, and tragically lost his life though he was not the person accused of trespassing,” lawyers for the Dallas family said in a statement.

The medical examiner found three abrasions on Dallas that were consistent with dry stun injuries and six punctures on Mr. Dallas’s back, four of which were consistent with “deeper” Taser probe injuries, according to the Tuesday ruling.

Officers approached Dallas after responding to a report of a possible burglary and trespassing at a trailer park. Dallas was in his vehicle. An officer demanded Dallas get out of the car and produce his identification. Dallas appears to tell the officer, “That’s illegal.” He is then pulled from the car and a scuffle ensues.

“Please, please, I can't breathe,” Dallas is heard saying on audio from the body camera footage.

Lawyers for the officers and the city had argued that Dallas resisted arrest. An expert hired by the Dallas family said he was not resisting but reacting to the burning pain from the Taser.

Daniels, the Dallas family’s attorney, said on Friday he believes police did not act within the law and sees inconsistencies in Prine’s account.

“Mr. Dallas was not homeless at all,” Daniels said in response to the police press conference, adding that Dallas was at the trailer park that day because he was visiting one of his friends who lives there.

The family and the family’s attorney have said eyewitnesses saw police beating Dallas, but police said the autopsy saw no evidence of “any bruising, any contusion, or any evidence of blunt force trauma.” Daniels disputes Prine’s claim that this did not occur.

“Dallas is African American, and bruising, especially if the person is deceased, may not be there,” Daniels said.

Daniels also said that it was not lawful for police to detain Daniels just because he was in the area.

“Even if officers suspect you have committed a crime, you only have to provide your name, your address, and why you’re there,” he said. “It specifically excludes having to give an identification card because (...) some people don’t have IDs. Some people don’t have a driver’s license.” [MORE]