Ex-Mississippi officer pleads to excessive force charge July 28, 2021 GMT JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi police officer has pleaded guilty to using excessive force against a man during a 2018 vehicle stop and arrest, federal prosecutors said. Daniel Starks, of Meridian, entered the plea Tuesday in federal court. He was accused of shoving the victim twice as he was getting handcuffed by another officer and then unlawfully used his taser, even though the man was compliant and handcuffed, according to court documents and statements made in court. As a result of the tasing, the victim fell to the ground. While there, Starks pointed the taser at him and demanded that he stand up or else he would be tased again.