Emmett Stanley Martin
Emmett Martin, 53, was a native of Midwest City, Oklahoma. He died on December 3, 2013, after being held at the Oklahoma County Jail in Oklahoma City. According to an affidavit in the criminal case, jail officers subdued him on December 2, and a supervisor and other officers struck him and dislocated his shoulder. An Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation account says a lieutenant placed his knees on Martin's back and neck during the restraint, and the medical examiner ruled internal bleeding the cause of death. Former jailer Andres Sanchez has pleaded not guilty to second-degree manslaughter, and his attorney says Martin died from injuries in a later struggle with other officers.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). The OSBI investigation and affidavit say a jail lieutenant held Martin's knees on his back and neck during restraint, and the medical examiner ruled internal bleeding the cause of death; a second affidavit says a supervisor and other officers struck him and dislocated his shoulder, while former jailer Andres Sanchez's attorney says Martin died from injuries in a later struggle with other officers.
Reported by: Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him); Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); medical examiner or coroner; affidavit filed in the criminal case against Andres Sanchez (court); Sanchez's attorney (family or their lawyers).