Less Lethal Impact Munitions course presented
Deputies and officers with Haskell County Sheriff’s Office and Stigler Police Department recently attended a Less Lethal Impact Munitions course.
Cody Vaughn, a investigator with the District 18 District Attorney’s Office, conducted the course
The purpose of the course was to certify law enforcement to be able to utilize less lethal impact munition legally, properly and intelligently, Vaughn explained.
The course presented information regarding different choices of less lethal impact munitions, risk factors to consider when applying the force, proper situations and places to apply the force, utilizing less lethal force options in conjunction with lethal force support to take subjects into custody as safely as they will allow law enforcement to, and proper reporting and documenting of use of force incident.
“Less lethal force options assist law enforcement in taking non-cooperative and sometimes violent individuals into custody,” Vaughn told the Stigler News-Sentinel. “Less lethal force is a very safe and effective resource when faced with individuals who are in mental crisis. Then options, when used properly, provide law enforcement with the tools to intervene in unstable and dangerous situations with less risk to human life. This helps to protect the citizens, law enforcement, and arrestees from more tragic encounters.” By Anita Reding, Editor
Staff photos by Anita Reding
Cody Vaughn, course instructor demonstrates shooting a less lethal impact munition.
At the conclusion of a Less Lethal Impact Munitions training course last week, deputies and officers with Haskell County Sheriff’s Office and Stigler Police Department shot several types of munitions. They included a bean bag round, a rubber fin rocket slug, a rubber slug, a rubber impact munition and a single pellet. Each munition is recommended for different situations. All impact munitions can be utilized against humans and animals to reduce the risk of life-threatening injuries, explained Cody Vaughn, course instructor.