Carl Harper
Carl Harper was the father of a 14-year-old daughter, and her mother, Jasmine Hunter Boston, said the girl never got the chance to say goodbye to him. He died at the Lee County Jail on September 8, 2022. Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno said deputies put him in a restraint chair with medical staff present, after which he had a medical emergency and died, and the sheriff's office attributed the death to medical complications and said detectives found no signs of trauma or foul play. Harper's family said that was no way for him to die.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). Sheriff Carmine Marceno says Harper had a medical emergency after deputies put him in a restraint chair, with medical staff present, and that detectives found no trauma; his family says this was no way for him to die.
Reported by: Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno (the agency that held him); Harper's family (family or their lawyers).