Another I Can't Breathe Moment
Aug 2, 2015 10:42:58 #
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Man gets killed by the Police when he runs into Police station saying his wife was trying to kill him
on: August 02, 2015
Authorities are investigating why a 48-year-old man lost consciousness and died just after being detained in the lobby of the Dallas County jail Saturday morning.
According to authorities, Joseph Sheldon Hutcheson ran into the building sometime after 10 a.m., yelled for help, but was placed in handcuffs, lost consciousness and died.
Raul Reyna, the Dallas County sheriffs office spokesman, said Hutcheson parked his pickup in the crosswalk and ran into the jails south tower, yelling that his wife was trying to kill him, Reyna said.
A deputy restrained Hutcheson with handcuffs, believing that he may be a threat to himself or others until they could calm the man down, Reyna said in an email.
An eye witness, April Berryhill, who was at the jail to submit a property release form, said she saw one sheriffs deputy with his knee on Hutchesons back and another one with a knee on his throat.
Berryhill said Hutcheson told deputies he couldnt breathe before they uncuffed him and laid him down on his back.
By then, the color of his face had turned from pale white to pale blue, Berryhill said.
He came in saying, Dont be scared of me. I just need some help. They just tackled him as if hed threatened their lives, Berryhill said. He didnt have a weapon. He wasnt swinging at the officers. He just needed help.
Reyna said deputies performed CPR at the scene until Dallas Fire-Rescue arrived and took him to Parkland Memorial Hospital.
He was pronounced dead at 11:31 a.m.
The jail remained closed to visitors Saturday afternoon. Investigators were at the scene, with some officers stationed behind Hutchesons black pickup, which remained parked on Commerce Street.
Reyna said deputies saw what appeared to be narcotics in the truck.
The Dallas County medical examiners office will determine Hutchesons cause of death, and the findings will be included in the sheriffs investigation, Reyna said.
Dallas Morning News
Man gets killed by the Police when he runs into Police station saying his wife was trying to kill him
on: August 02, 2015
Authorities are investigating why a 48-year-old man lost consciousness and died just after being detained in the lobby of the Dallas County jail Saturday morning.
According to authorities, Joseph Sheldon Hutcheson ran into the building sometime after 10 a.m., yelled for help, but was placed in handcuffs, lost consciousness and died.
Raul Reyna, the Dallas County sheriffs office spokesman, said Hutcheson parked his pickup in the crosswalk and ran into the jails south tower, yelling that his wife was trying to kill him, Reyna said.
A deputy restrained Hutcheson with handcuffs, believing that he may be a threat to himself or others until they could calm the man down, Reyna said in an email.
An eye witness, April Berryhill, who was at the jail to submit a property release form, said she saw one sheriffs deputy with his knee on Hutchesons back and another one with a knee on his throat.
Berryhill said Hutcheson told deputies he couldnt breathe before they uncuffed him and laid him down on his back.
By then, the color of his face had turned from pale white to pale blue, Berryhill said.
He came in saying, Dont be scared of me. I just need some help. They just tackled him as if hed threatened their lives, Berryhill said. He didnt have a weapon. He wasnt swinging at the officers. He just needed help.
Reyna said deputies performed CPR at the scene until Dallas Fire-Rescue arrived and took him to Parkland Memorial Hospital.
He was pronounced dead at 11:31 a.m.
The jail remained closed to visitors Saturday afternoon. Investigators were at the scene, with some officers stationed behind Hutchesons black pickup, which remained parked on Commerce Street.
Reyna said deputies saw what appeared to be narcotics in the truck.
The Dallas County medical examiners office will determine Hutchesons cause of death, and the findings will be included in the sheriffs investigation, Reyna said.
Dallas Morning News
Aug 2, 2015 16:24:15 #
What concerns me is the fact the witnesses stated the gentleman had done nothing to warrant being tackled and cuffed. He was asking for help. Isn't it convenient the officers found narcotics in his truck after his death?
In view of the witnesses statements and the fact he informed the officers he couldn't breath, I feel the cause of death is very important. Maybe I'm just paranoid but after Ferguson I'm not so sure the family shouldn't ask for a private autopsy as well.
In view of the witnesses statements and the fact he informed the officers he couldn't breath, I feel the cause of death is very important. Maybe I'm just paranoid but after Ferguson I'm not so sure the family shouldn't ask for a private autopsy as well.
Aug 2, 2015 18:29:41 #
She Wolf wrote:
What concerns me is the fact the witnesses stated the gentleman had done nothing to warrant being tackled and cuffed. He was asking for help. Isn't it convenient the officers found narcotics in his truck after his death?
In view of the witnesses statements and the fact he informed the officers he couldn't breath, I feel the cause of death is very important. Maybe I'm just paranoid but after Ferguson I'm not so sure the family shouldn't ask for a private autopsy as well.
In view of the witnesses statements and the fact he informed the officers he couldn't breath, I feel the cause of death is very important. Maybe I'm just paranoid but after Ferguson I'm not so sure the family shouldn't ask for a private autopsy as well.
It is astounding how often people try to utilize the protect side of law enforcement and pay for it big time. Usually when someone with mental health issues needs help, it is not at all difficult to restrain people whose behavior has escalated without killing them.
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