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Newly released body cam footage has revealed how a Black man suffering from severe mental illness died in jail after being restrained by guards.
The shocking recordings show deputies repeatedly deploying stun guns and kneeling on the neck of Jamal Sutherland, 31, in his cell.
At one point the distressed inmate can be heard saying: “I can’t breathe,” before he eventually stops moving.
An hour later, Sutherland was pronounced dead, officials confirmed.
On Thursday, authorities in Charleston County, South Carolina, released hours of cellphone and surveillance footage surrounding Sutherland’s death, at the request of his family.
Police this week released body cam footage in the death of a Black man in a SC jail who was tackled and tasered multiple times. The post ‘Unwatchable’: Police Release ‘Horrific’ Body Cam Footage in Death of Jamal Sutherland in SC Jail first appeared on Mediaite.
Sheriff agrees to release video involving inmateâs death at jail following family request Jamal Sutherland, 31, died Tuesday while in custody at the Al Cannon Detention Center. (Source: Provided) By Ray Rivera | May 13, 2021 at 10:22 PM EDT - Updated May 14 at 12:38 AM
Jamal Sutherlandâs family requested Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano to release the footage.
âI have deferred to the familyâs wishes to keep the video private until they were ready, and they have now asked me to release the jail footage of their son, Jamal Sutherland,â Graziano said in a statement late Thursday night. âI am directing the immediate release of all videos related to his death in their entirety. We agree it is clearly time for the public to view what happened.â