[4] In 2011, KWPD officer Mark Siracuse tazed a man named Matthew Murphy in an altercation on Duval Street.

His family sued the city claiming that the officer did not identify himself, approached Murphy without warning, and tazed him in the back.

[6] After this incident, KWPD purchased one hundred body cameras and reviewed its policy on prone restraint: it now requires officers to monitor the suspect for vital signs at all times.

The Monroe County State Attorney’s Office chose not to prosecute the case about nine months after the arrest.

[8] In 2020, Chief Sean Brandenburg was suspended for 5 days and required to pay restitution of $681.27 after it was revealed that in 2019, on-duty officers helped him move into his new residence.