- "Deadly Force Justified In Stun Gun Death" -- Vermont Public Radio
- "Vermont Attorney General Clears State Trooper in Thetford Taser Death" -- Seven Days
- "A state trooper was justified in using force"." -- Associated Press
- "Attorney General: Trooper justified in firing Taser at man who later died" -- Burlington Free Press
- "Sorrell says trooper had good reason to fire Taser at Macadam Mason-- -- vtdigger.org
- "Vt. AG Clears State Trooper of Criminal Wrongdoing in Taser-induced Death of Thetford Man" -- Valley News
No Public Statement on Negligence or Reprimand
Getting it right was WCAX-TV, with the headline, "AG: trooper will not face charges in taser death" and further clarification in its story: "Sorrell repeatedly stressed that Shaffer's actions were not criminal, but he wouldn't say if he acted negligently or if he's been reprimanded by state police. Those internal investigations are secret."
Trooper Shaffer remains on paid administrative leave, as he has been for most of the time since Mason's death.
Perhaps the most extreme misrepresentation of the events of June 20 came from the State Police, when Col. Tom L'Esperance, director of the State Police, said, "The actions of our troopers helped protect citizens in a highly dangerous and life threatening event." This does not square with the reality in Thetford that day, when the only person seriously threatened was the one the police killed.
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