Exzabian Myers
Exzabian Myers died on March 18, 2021, after Aiken County sheriff's deputies in Graniteville, South Carolina, responded to a call about a man in distress and took him into custody. According to a federal wrongful death lawsuit brought by Patricia Myers, personal representative of his estate, officers placed him in the back of a patrol car, used a Taser on him, and restrained him there. The lawsuit says his cause of death was positional asphyxia, with excited delirium as a contributing factor, and it alleges excessive force, negligence and failure to provide medical aid. The sheriff's office declined to comment on the ongoing litigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed; neglect alleged). The estate's federal wrongful death lawsuit says deputies used a Taser on him and restrained him in a patrol car until he died of positional asphyxia, and alleges failure to provide medical aid; the sheriff's office declined to comment on the litigation.
Reported by: Patricia Myers, personal representative of his estate, in a federal wrongful death lawsuit (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: Patricia Myers, as personal representative of his estate, sued over his death, alleging excessive force, negligence and failure to provide medical aid.