Died in jail or a lockup
Dominic Edwards
Dominic Edwards, 54, died in March 2018 while held at the Carroll County Detention Center in Maryland. According to sheriff's office documents, officers placed him in a restraint chair and fitted him with a spit hood after a struggle, and he then stopped moving. Investigators reported blood at the scene and several signs of injury. The medical examiner classified the manner of death as undetermined.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. The medical examiner listed the manner of death as undetermined, while sheriff's office documents say Edwards was placed in a restraint chair and fitted with a spit hood before he stopped moving.
Reported by: Carroll County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); medical examiner or coroner.