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No charges for police in Virginia man’s death after repeat tasings

Prosecutors decided not to charge police officers in the death of Linwood Lambert, a Virginia man who died in custody after repeated tasings in May 2013.

Linwood Lambert’s encounter with Virginia police, by a hospital doorway in 2013, Va.
Linwood Lambert’s encounter with Virginia police, by a hospital doorway in 2013, Va.

Ari Melber

Ari Melber, an Emmy Award-winning journalist, writer and attorney, is the host of “The Beat with Ari Melber” airing nightly at 6 p.m. ET on MSNBC. He also serves as MSNBC’s chief legal correspondent and an NBC News legal analyst. Before joining MSNBC, Melber practiced First Amendment law and served as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate. He received a J.D. from Cornell Law School and is a member of the New York Bar.