The city still won't release bodycam video or records about the officer who Tased 36-year-old Dallas before he died nearly four months ago.
Jawan Dallas' parents, Christine Dallas and Phil Williams, stand before a gathering of friends and family thanking them for their support in the fight for transparency in their son's death at Bethel AME Church on Oct. 23, 2023.Nearly four months after Jawan “Jay” Dallas died in police custody in Mobile, his mother still has not seen the body camera footage of what happened, nor does she know the name of the officer who tased her son.
Mobile Chief of Staff James Barber said that the autopsy shows police may not have been responsible for Dallas’ death. The autopsy report has not been made public. Police said they encountered Dallas and another man while investigating a burglary call at a mobile home park on the night of July 2. Police said Dallas tried to run and an officer Tased him. Dallas began experiencing a “medical emergency” and later died at a hospital, according to the police account..
Harry M. Daniels, lawyer for the Dallas family, said that police tend to release video footage when it shows their officers in a favorable light, when the footage shows their actions are “justified and clear cut.”. “Y’all see it, the public sees it, the media sees it. They are keeping everyone in the dark on it. But that’s gonna change soon enough. We’re prepared to file a federal lawsuit.”
While some sensitive materials in personnel files, such as medical and family information, are protected from disclosure, Bailey said that’s no reason to withhold the entire file. Calkeisha Dallas, the oldest sister of Jawan Dallas, and her daughter wear "Justice for Jay" shirts at a gathering at Bethel AME Church on Oct. 23, 2023.
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