Man dies after being tased in Antioch police custody
By Andre Torrez
Police announced the in-custody death Wednesday afternoon.
ANTIOCH, Calif. - Antioch police say a man having an apparent mental health crisis died in a struggle with police after he was tased in a roadway early Wednesday morning just after midnight.
At a Wednesday news conference, Antioch Mayor Lamar Thorpe and Chief of Police Tammany Brooks detailed the in-custody death along James Donlon Boulevard, west of Lone Tree Way.
Chief Brooks said officers received a 911 call from a man who was rambling incoherently and that another man could be heard in the background. Police said the two men were arguing about the possession over a phone. Police said a physical struggle then ensued.