The attorney for a Frederick County sheriff's deputy who delivered a fatal electronic shock to a 20-year-old man says his client is gratified that he won't face criminal charges.

A grand jury ruled Friday that Corporal Rudy Torres was justified in using his Taser to subdue 20-year-old Jarrel Gray after Gray did not obey commands to show his hands last November. Gray was shocked twice and died three hours later.

Torres' lawyer, Patrick McAndrew, says his client's actions "were legally justified and in accordance with agency procedures."

Ted Williams, a lawyer hired by Gray's family, says he wasn't surprised the grand jury did not pursue charges. He says no Frederick County deputy has ever been indicted for, in his words, "murdering a black man."

Williams says the family may take the case to the Justice Department.

Information from: The Frederick News-Post.

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