In-Custody Death
Officers must be extremely cautious in executing a paramedic’s request to apply pressure to a prone individual’s back and upper torso
In an ideal future, every officer would be equipped with the tools to not just enforce the law but also protect life in its most vulnerable moments
Federal Appellate Court Reverses lower court and rejects Dallas officers’ qualified immunity defense
Court rules that jury could find officer’s application of a knee to a mentally ill subject’s back beyond that necessary to control him
“We came to the same conclusion as the GBI, which was there were no criminal acts that occurred,” officials said
The audit is in response to concerns about the state’s former medical examiner’s testimony in the death of George Floyd
Prude’s death was ruled a homicide caused by “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint” with the drug PCP cited as a contributing factor
The judge said the jury may have been influenced by outside factors such as sympathy for Lucky Phounsy’s family or anger at the sheriff’s department
Brianna Marie Grier, 28, was placed in the back seat, “handcuffed in the front of her body with no seatbelt”
Medical experts testified that the 500-milligram dose of ketamine administered by an Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic caused McClain’s death
The man died of suffocation because of his positioning in the van, with alcohol and amphetamine as contributing factors
The California State Sheriffs’ Association said the bill “neglects situations in which a subject creates a threat of death or serious bodily injury”
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
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
“Stop yelling. It takes a heck of a lot of oxygen to talk,” former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is recorded saying
Bodycam video shows deputies stopping the man as he attempted to breach a security checkpoint
The chief offered his resignation during a news conference on Wednesday
The man had died of sudden cardiac arrest while intoxicated by cocaine and physically restrained
The dispatcher said what she was seeing on video looked “different,” and she didn’t care if the call made her look like a “snitch”
City and state officials had deployed thousands of National Guard soldiers, enacted strict curfews and shut down mass transit systems, but that did little to stop unrest
Walz’s unusual decision to put Attorney General Keith Ellison in the lead was a win for local civil rights activists
