McClain died after being placed in a carotid hold by police and sedated with ketamine by paramedics on Aug. 24, 2019
The court framed its task as determining not whether officers used best police practices but whether they violated the subject's rights under the Fourth Amendment
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An in-custody death over the weekend has set off violent clashes between demonstrators and police
Rochester, New York's former police chief says the city's mayor fired him when he refused to lie about her handling of Prude's death
Court ruled the officers had probable cause to detain the subject for his own safety and the legal power to use reasonable force to accomplish that detention
In the struggle to physically control a person, officers must not erroneously mistake unconsciousness for compliance
The police chief recommended the officers be fired after security video showed they failed to check on a detained man who suffered a medical emergency
Recent incidents in Colorado have brought prehospital ketamine administration and police/EMS interactions under debate
Video shows Andre Lee losing consciousness during the arrest. His wife tells responding officers he was under the influence of cocaine
The suspect managed to get away from his escorting officer and leap into the bay, officials said
Officers responded to a call of a man who was having a “mental episode” when the incident occurred
The three officers said they saw 61-year-old George Robinson dealing drugs and pulled him out of his vehicle for 'noncompliance'
Bodycam footage of ex-cop Tou Thao was publicly released by the court Thursday
The officer was initially charged with manslaughter and later fired
When a subject tells you they can’t breathe, it should be understood as a nontrivial indication that something might be seriously wrong
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