Police were investigating regular interstate shipment of drugs, and defendant was suspected of picking up one of the packages. Defendant fled from a traffic stop, and the officer was able to confront him with a Taser, ordering him to the ground. That was not unreasonable. United States v. Clement, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 157814 (W.D. La. October 11, 2012)*:<\/p>\n
Using some force on a subject, pointing a weapon at a suspect and handcuffing a suspect, whether singly or in combination, does not automatically convert an investigatory detention into an arrest requiring probable cause. Campbell, 178 F.3d at 349 citing Sanders, 994 F.2d at 206. This is particularly the case when officers are investigating drug transactions where safety may be a concern, as drugs and firearms are commonly found in connection with each other. See United States v. Majors, 328 F.3d 791, 795 (5th Cir. 2003) (“[F]irearms are tools of the trade for those engaged in illegal drug activities.” (internal citations and quotation marks omitted); United States v. Coleman, 969 F.2d 126, 132 fn. 20 (5th Cir. 1992).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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