The Sheriff’s office of SONOMA County released video from a police body camera. It depicts the time of arrest the man was mistaken for a suspect in the carjacking.
During the arrest, police used a technique that may have led to death of the arrested men.
The published video footage, which confirm the involvement of the police to the death of 52-year-old David Glen ward from Petaluma. The incident occurred on November 27 of this year. Guilty in the death of David Charles Blount, Deputy Sheriff California. He was directly involved in the pursuit of a car that was listed at that time as stolen, and the arrest of a man whom police mistook for car thief.
The Sheriff of SONOMA County mark Essick said that at the time of the investigation of the incident, Blount was placed on administrative leave, but after watching the video, he was fired from the police.
According to officials, November 24, David said that he had been the victim of car theft. During the hijacking, the assailant fired a pistol at him, wounding in the face. Three days after his car was stolen, ward was able to get her back. Unfortunately, he made a fatal mistake and forgot to officially inform the police that the car was returned.
November 27 evening, ward was driving his green Honda Civic. Seeing the car, which is officially listed as stolen, two police officers attempted to stop him. Ward responded with a rather strange way — ignored the requirement to stop and began to pick up speed, prompting the chase. Perhaps his behavior was a consequence obtained three days earlier wounds.
The persecution the police after 5 minutes, overtook the car «car thief» and made him stop by holding patrol cars. As show footage from the body Cams, officers approached the car with weapons in their hands.
«Show me your hands! Show me your hands! shouted Jason little, pointing the gun at ward. — Turn off the ignition!»
Ward was not able to open the door and instead pulled down the window to inform the police that he was a victim, not a thief.
«I can’t believe I’m the injured party, said ward.
Instead of having to open the door of the ward and to help him out, Charles Blount continued started trying to pull the man through the window.
The officer then used the Taser, opened the driver’s door and began to forcibly drag him out of the car. Then it hit ward’s head on the body of the machine. David has been applied a rear naked choke, which blocks blood flow to the brain, causing a temporary loss of consciousness.
When officers managed to pull the man out of the car and handcuff him, the detainee began to have trouble breathing. Perform cardio-pulmonary resuscitation complex, the police took David’s ward in the hospital, where he died. The cause of death is still being investigated by the Office of the coroner of Marin County.
«If you looked the video captured body camera, then you likely were concerned about what they saw. Me too. — the Sheriff said Essik. — The methods used by officer Blount in the current situation is unacceptable. I already gave him a notice of dismissal».
Family members of the deceased say that 15 years ago the ward was seriously injured in the accident ward, and for this reason could not immediately get out of the car. Also, according to David’s mother had heart problems, and most of the time he spent in a wheelchair, taking the oxygen.
Oxygen starvation caused by the COP applied the choke technique, could be the cause of David’s death.
