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The footage emerged as part of a civil rights case filed against the officers. (Marshall County Jail/WTVF/BBC) Social Share
Washington – A United States jail inmate died gasping for breath minutes after police officers held him face down, with one taunting: “You shouldn’t be able to breathe.”
New footage from the Tennessee facility shows how William Jennette, 48, was pinned down and tied a year ago.
“Help me,” he pleaded with other staff at Marshall County Jail in Lewisburg, “they’re going to kill me.”
Asphyxia was listed as “a contributory cause of death” due to officers’ use of the prone restraint.
Law enforcement official told detainee who died that you shouldn t be able to breathe, lawsuit says
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