When a Warner officer arrived at U.S. 64 near 158th Street South to investigate, Lynch assaulted the officer, according to an OSBI news release. The officer “deployed his Taser,” the release stated. After Lynch was handcuffed, the officer noticed Lynch was not breathing. An ambulance took him to a Muskogee hospital where he was pronounced dead
Victim's Name: David Cody Lynch
Agency Responsible: Warner Police Department
Gender: Male
Age: 33
Race: White
Date of Death: April 4, 2015
County: Muskogee
Cause of Death: Taser
Official Disposition: Unreported
Criminal Charges: No known charges
Mental Illness: No
Armed: Unarmed/Did Not Have an Actual Weapon
Weapon: unarmed
Geography: Rural