STUART - An autopsy today will determine whether a 31-year-old Port Salerno man's death this weekend could be the first linked to a Taser in Martin County.

Florida leads the nation in Taser-related deaths in the past five years, with 27. A West Palm Beach man died in July from complications after he was shocked. A Fort Lauderdale man died in June after being shocked while he had cocaine in his system.

Martin County sheriff's deputies and fire-rescue personnel responded to a 911 call at 10:46 p.m. Friday from Riverland Mobile Home Park on Kanner Highway. They found Brian Lichtenstein running naked into the woods.

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