Died in jail or a lockup
Geshawn Freeman
Geshawn Freeman died in 2022 at the Shelby County jail in Tennessee. Jail staff used force to restrain him, including pepper spray, and an autopsy cited by prosecutors found that he suffered cardiac arrest while being restrained. Prosecutors say the force used was excessive. The defense argues that the pepper spray made the situation harder, not easier.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff. An autopsy, as cited by prosecutors, found he suffered cardiac arrest while jail staff restrained him, and prosecutors call the force excessive while the defense argues the pepper spray made the situation harder.
Reported by: autopsy, as cited by prosecutors (medical examiner or coroner); prosecutors; defense.