showedthe extremely autistic youth slapping himself and his father in the
parking lot. The father and son struggle for several minutes before
Deputy Chad Pitfield intervenes.
Pitfield was off-duty but working security for the shopping center at the time
according to NOLA. After Parsa strikes Pitfield who allegedly weighs more than 300 pounds the off duty cop took the teen to the ground and sat on his lower torso.
The lawsuit described Parsa as
‘severely autistic.’ It also alleged that responding police officers knew the teen was unarmed and
obese and using excessive force. Parsa was reportedly handcuffed and restrained facedown for nine minutes. Officers allegedly did not place him in a prone position even after he calmed down.
A teen with autism died after Louisiana deputies sat on him for 9 minutes, parents lawsuit says
Eric Parsa, right, is seen with his mother, Donna Lou, center, and father, Daren Parsa. (CNN)The parents of a 16-year-old with severe autism who died last year are suing the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, sheriff, claiming the teen s death was caused by deputies who restrained and sat on him for 9 minutes. Never did we ever think that our 16-year-old son with special needs would die in front of our eyes at his age and in the hands of law enforcement, Donna Lou, the mother of the teen, Eric Parsa, said Thursday in a news conference.
Despite public health pleas not to travel for the holidays due to an alarming surge in COVID-19 cases, a growing number of Americans are heading to the airport, including in Los Angeles.
The Transportation Security Administration reported on Monday less than 955-thousand people traveled nationwide the first time since Dec. 18 the number has dipped below 1 million travelers.
TSA agents screened more than 1 million people for three consecutive days over the start of the holiday travel season. For perspective, that number is down more than half from last year. Our crowds right now are down. We ve seen about a quarter of what we normally do this time of year. Over the past couple of days, we have seen an uptick, up to about 30%, so we re seeing 40,000 people going through TSA screening, said Stephanie Sampson, L.A. World Airports Administration spokesperson.
United Airlines is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to contact anyone who was on board a diverted flight from Orlando to Los Angeles after the death of a passenger who had COVID-19. On Monday, a man on board United Airlines Flight 591 had a medical emergency, and the flight was diverted to New Orleans, according to a United Airlines statement. Isaias Hernandez, a 69-year-old man from Los Angeles, was pronounced dead at a hospital. He died of acute respiratory failure and COVID-19, the Jefferson Parish Coroner s Office said Tuesday. At the time of the diversion, airline staff were told the passenger had suffered cardiac arrest, a spokeswoman for the airline told CNN.