It likely will be several weeks before investigators know what killed a Valleyview man three days after he was shocked with a Taser during a struggle with police.

An autopsy conducted yesterday on the body of Patrick D. Hagans did not reveal an obvious cause of death, Franklin County Coroner Brad Lewis said.

Hagans had moderate coronary disease, but pending toxicology and other tests should reveal more details about the death, Lewis said. Hagans had no physical injuries that would have killed him, the coroner said.

Hagans, 42, died Wednesday at Mount Carmel West hospital, where he was brought after the Sunday morning struggle at his home with police and Franklin County deputies.

Jim Gilbert, president of the Fraternal Order of Police Capital City Lodge No. 9, said Hagans fought violently with a Valleyview officer, two Franklin Township officers and a Franklin County deputy.

"It took four officers to get this individual handcuffed," Gilbert said. "He was that combative."

Hagans' family declined to comment again yesterday.

Valleyview Officer Nelson Frantz had charged Hagans with resisting arrest and disorderly conduct for the Sunday fight. Hagans was accused of kicking, scratching, biting and pushing officers as well as trying to steal an officer's cruiser during the 6 a.m. confrontation at his home at 2623 Elliott Ave.

Police had been called to the home by neighbors who were concerned when they heard Hagans fighting with his girlfriend.

Valleyview Mayor Tom Watkins said his village has turned the investigation over to Franklin County deputies. Village officers do not carry Tasers, he said.

Franklin County Chief Deputy Steve Martin confirmed that it was a deputy who used the Taser on Hagans.

Martin would not name the deputy or say how many times the Taser was used, citing the pending investigation. Hagans' girlfriend told WBNS-TV (Channel 10) that he had been shocked four times.

"These officers were dealing with a very agitated individual who was just out of control, running around between houses and carrying on," Gilbert said. "I think the investigation will show that our officers did nothing wrong."

The death is the second in six months in Franklin County involving a person who had been shocked with a Taser.

Briant Parks, 39, died Dec. 3 after a struggle with Columbus police at a Downtown hotel.

Lewis has since ruled that death an accident, saying Parks' schizophrenia and heart disease increased the stress on his body during the tussle with officers.

tdecker@dispatch.com