MIAMI -- A man died Friday after struggling with police and being hit with a Taser stun gun, authorities said. Stanley Wilson, 44, of Miami, was found unresponsive in a Miami-Dade County Jail cell and was later pronounced dead at a hospital, police Detective Nelda Fonticiella said.
An autopsy was to determine the cause of death.
Wilson was found around 12:30 a.m. in a street, dodging traffic and acting irrationally, Fonticiella said.
Police used stun guns to subdue Wilson when he resisted arrest and attempted to strike the two officers, Fonticiella said.
``He started swinging his arms around with one handcuff on,'' she said.
Wilson was then transported to the Miami-Dade County Jail to be booked on charges of resisting arrest with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer.
Jail staff physically restrained Wilson and placed him in a cell when he again became violent, Fonticiella said. After that, he became unresponsive in the cell.
The Miami-Dade Police Department's homicide unit is investigating. It was not immediately known if Wilson had been using drugs.
About 100 people have died nationally since 1999 after being shocked with a Taser, including recent deaths in Pensacola, Delray Beach, Hollywood and Naples. Many of those who died were drug users.
Taser Inc. says its guns are a non-lethal alternative to shooting dangerous suspects. The devices shoot 50,000 volts of electricity into a target.