The trial of four officers charged in connection with the death of a man who died in police custody in northern Louisiana will go forward, a judge ruled Thursday, rejecting efforts by the four Shreveport officers to have the charges thrown out.
FILE - Kimberly Mcglothen, widow of Tommie McGlothen, Jr., holds the hand of his father, Tommie McGlothen, Sr., during a news conference with an attorney outside the Caddo Parish Courthouse in Shreveport, La., on June 10, 2020. The trial of four officers charged in connection with the death of McGlothen, a man who died in police custody in northern Louisiana, will go forward, a judge ruled Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022, rejecting efforts by the four Shreveport officers to have the charges thrown out.
The officers face charges of negligent homicide and malfeasance in office, and have pleaded not guilty.filed last March by McGlothen's family, his death was caused by the officers who punched him, kicked him, beat him with a baton and used a stun device and pepper spray on him. The suit also says McGlothen spent 48 minutes in a police patrol unit, unattended and handcuffed, with dash-camera video showing he was in respiratory distress before officers summoned medical help.
The Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office has said that McGlothen, who had mental health issues, had three encounters with police within a short time span on the day he died. The office also said there's evidence that excessive force was used on McGlothen, and that officers failed to summon medical help for him.
Lawyers representing the officers have said they requested medical assistance within a minute of placing McGlothen in the back of a patrol car and that emergency medical personnel arrived within 17 minutes. They also have denied other allegations including that the officers were told McGlothen was suffering a mental health crisis when they first encountered him while answering a call from his family.
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