Posted on 06/28/2024 7:48:13 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The man, Othel Moore Jr., died of positional asphyxiation on Dec. 8 of last year at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in what the medical examiner’s office called a homicide.
Four Missouri prison guards were charged with murder on Friday and a fifth with involuntary manslaughter for their roles in the death of a Black man who died last year after they pepper sprayed him, covered his face with a mask and left him in a restraint chair, the authorities said.
The man, Othel Moore Jr., 38, died of positional asphyxiation on Dec. 8 at the Jefferson City Correctional Center, according to court records, which list homicide as the cause of death.
The episode that led to Mr. Moore’s death occurred during a sweep by the Missouri Department of Corrections Emergency Response Team of one of the prison’s housing units that was being searched for contraband, according to court records.
Mr. Moore was searched and stripped down to his boxer shorts, and staff members used pepper spray on him multiple times and placed him in a restraint system with a spit mask, which is supposed to prevent spit from hitting others, and a padded helmet, records show. He was then taken to a different housing unit, where he was left in a cell with the spit mask, helmet and restraint system.
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There’s a reason most LE agencies require evaluation by a Healthcare professional after tasers or OC gas is deployed. Sounds like several violations of departmental policy and best practices.
CC
I don't even need to see the video. This guy fought the law, and the law won.
what is a “Black” man anyway...is it different than a blackman or an african american?maybe his last name is Black.
You would be correct.
Poor training and/or failed to follow their training.
Glad they’re getting hammered.
How come the MSM doesn’t report 2 BLACK suspects ambush and kill a WHITE cop.
Yeah I know just pointing it out again.
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