Anthony Hulon
Anthony Hulon, 54, died in April 2020 while held at the Lansing city jail in Lansing, Michigan. His family's lawsuit says Lansing police pinned him face-down with his hands cuffed behind his back, and that he told officers he could not breathe. The Ingham County Medical Examiner's Office ruled the manner of death homicide, with positional asphyxia as the cause. In 2021 the Michigan Attorney General said there was insufficient evidence for criminal charges against the officers, and the family disputes that finding, with a wrongful death lawsuit pending. The Lansing Police Department said it would conduct an internal review.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). The Ingham County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from positional asphyxia after officers handcuffed him and pinned him face-down; the Michigan Attorney General found insufficient evidence for criminal charges, but his family disputes that account and their wrongful death lawsuit says he told officers he could not breathe.
Reported by: Ingham County medical examiner (medical examiner or coroner); Michigan Attorney General (outside investigators); his family's lawsuit (family or their lawyers); Lansing Police Department (the agency that held him).
Lawsuit: His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit over his death in federal court, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.