By Ellen Fike, Cowboy State Daily The Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Office is testing out a new, less lethal type of restraint after the string of officer-related deaths across the country. The sheriff’s officers will now be testing and evaluating a restraint called the BolaWrap, a handheld remote device that uses a partially charged .380 caliber blank cartridge to discharge an 8-ft. long Kevlar cord with four pronged hooks, according to a post on the department’s Facebook account. The restraint is designed to wrap around a person’s torso or legs from up to 25-ft. away. The tether restricts the use of someone’s arms or legs, immobilizing them and allowing deputies to safely handle them without inflicting pain to achieve compliance.