A Massachusetts mother is suing her son’s former school district and several of its employees for allegedly “brutally and impermissibly” restraining the boy, who was 8 years old at the time, on numerous occasions – including with a “gym mat” – according to a copy of the lawsuit obtained by CNN. The boy, who is […]
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Family of California man who died days after police restrained him is getting $7.5M in settlement with city
A Northern California city has agreed to pay $7.5 million to the family of a 30-year-old man who died days after police restrained him in 2020, the parties announced Wednesday, settling a wrongful death claim that the family filed. Angelo Quinto’s family filed the claim against the city of Antioch in February 2021, alleging he […]
Dozens of deaths reveal risks of injecting sedatives into people restrained by police
Demetrio Jackson was desperate for medical help when the paramedics arrived. The 43-year-old was surrounded by police who arrested him after responding to a trespassing call in a Wisconsin parking lot. Officers had shocked him with a Taser and pinned him as he pleaded that he couldn’t breathe. Now he sat on the ground with […]
Black Georgia inmate says he was choked with a chain by jail guard while restrained
A Black inmate at a Georgia jail accused a corrections officer of choking him with a leg restraint and making a racist comment while three other officers watched, according to a lawsuit. Tremar Harris filed a federal civil lawsuit Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia against three corrections officers […]
Ex-Pike County deputy sentenced to prison for beating, pepper spraying restrained inmate
A federal judge in Columbus has sentenced a former Pike County Sheriff’s deputy to more than eight years in prison for brutally beating and pepper spraying a jail inmate who was strapped in a restraint chair in 2019. Jeremy C. Mooney, 49, was convicted last year in a federal jury trial of two counts of […]
Wake schools admits it restrained or secluded students 864 times in 6 months last year
The Wake County school system is now acknowledging restraining and secluding students hundreds of times after previously not reporting any cases to the state and federal governments. Data presented Wednesday shows that there were 864 acts reported between July and December 2023 when Wake school employees either restrained a student or secluded them in a […]
A restrained Trump faces his most tabloidy charges – and his first criminal trial
Donald Trump had a fatigued look about him on Thursday morning as he entered the Manhattan courtroom where – in less than two months – he will be the first former US president to face a criminal trial. The six-week trial will not be about Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, nor his […]
Unruly customer restrained by other passengers on flight from London to NYC
An unruly JetBlue Airways passenger on Tuesday was restrained by multiple flyers and turned over to law enforcement upon landing in New York City from London, the airline said. The chaotic scene was captured on video and posted on Instagram. JetBlue said Thursday the incident occurred on Flight 1926 from London to New York City. […]
Man restrained on flight to Salt Lake City, accused of grabbing, spitting on passengers
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A man is facing federal charges after he had to be restrained on flight to Salt Lake City for allegedly being disruptive and abusive, touching, grabbing and spitting on passengers. Darnel Collins, a U.S. resident and a national of the Netherlands, is charged with interference with a flight crew and […]