JACKSON, Ga. — A suspect has died after he was shocked with a Taser by deputies executing a search warrant.
Butts County deputies executed a narcotics and meth search warrant around 5 a.m. Friday at a home near Jackson, Georgia.
A deputy shocked Tanner with a Taser. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
There was an altercation between deputies and the suspect, Douglas Tanner, 53.
Neighbor Ronald Ball told WSB-TV he had no idea there was a suspected meth lab just a few doors down.
"I'm just totally surprised. Wow," he said.
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident.