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Jails should be equipped to prevent what happened to Marvin Scott
Police custody should be where homicides are prevented, not committed
Renee White presses a photo of Marvin Scott III on the windows of the Collin County Courthouse while demanding the officers present arrest the officers involved in Marvin s in-custody death after a press conference on April 28, 2021. (Shelby Tauber/Special Contributor)(Shelby Tauber / Special Contributor)
After learning what caused Marvin Scott III’s death, we are neither comforted nor confident that the case is being handled well. In fact, judging by Collin County Medical Examiner Dr. William Rohr’s report, things have been badly mishandled from the start.
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Marvin Scott III a homicide on Wednesday (April 28). Collin County Medical Examiner Dr.
William Rohr said Scott died as a result of “fatal acute stress response in an individual with previously diagnosed schizophrenia during restraint struggle with law enforcement,” according to a news release reported by
Scott, 26, died in March after he was restrained to a bed, pepper-sprayed, and had a spit hood placed over his face at the Collin County Detention Facility.
Jim Skinner said Scott had been arrested for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana at a news conference last month.
Scott’s family reportedly saw the video of their loved one’s death on Wednesday (April 28) and are calling for the officers involved to be arrested.
Daily Beast: A county medical examiner in North Texas ruled Wednesday that the death last month of a Black man in sheriff’s custody was a homicide.
Collin County Medical Examiner rules Marvin Scott, III was a homicide. Scott died in custody at the Collin County jail. The Sheriff terminated 7 officers, and an 8th resigned. One officer’s job was reinstated yesterday through The Civil Service Appeals process. pic.twitter.com/GduE4dHEyF Lori Brown (@LoriBrownFox4) April 28, 2021
Collin County coroner Dr. William Rohr wrote that Marvin Scott III’s cause of death was “fatal acute stress response in an individual with previously diagnosed schizophrenia during restraint struggle with law enforcement.”