Police said they were responding to a call that Todero was acting erratically, walking in between traffic. At some point in their confrontation, officers deployed a Taser and Todero lost consciousness shortly after. Todero died after spending two weeks in the hospital in a coma.
Victim's Name: Charles Todero
Agency Responsible: Greenwood Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 30
Race: White
Date of Death: May 29, 2016
County: Johnson
Cause of Death: Taser
Official Disposition: Pending investigation/No Known Charges
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: Yes
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Threat Level: other
Fleeing: Not fleeing
Geography: Suburban