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Ore. official suspects woman’s pacemaker halted

The Columbian
Published: July 15, 2010, 12:00am

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A medical examiner says he suspects that a jolt from a stun gun stopped the pacemaker of an 87-year-old woman who died after a confrontation with Clackamas County officers at a rural housing development a week ago.

But Dr. Larry Lewman says a conclusive report will not be available for weeks.

The Oregonian newspaper reported Thursday that the pacemaker removed from Phyllis Owens has been sent to the manufacturer for testing.

Lewman has concluded that her heart disease was the cause of death, saying a healthy person would not have died of the 50,000-volt shock.

Owens died wearing the bracelet from a recent hospital visit. A sheriff’s deputy jolted her when she made a move for a weapon that turned out to be a pellet gun.

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Information from: The Oregonian, http://www.oregonlive.com

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