Mycheal Lynch
Mycheal Lynch died in 2015 while held in the Clark County Jail in Vancouver, Washington. A 2015 video shows officers restraining him facedown for nearly seven minutes, with one officer repeatedly pressing a knee into his lower back. The medical examiner ruled his death a homicide, and the officers were cleared. His family's attorneys say he was already brain dead when officers lifted him into a chair, and the family, who had called police hoping he would get help and rehab, has sued the county.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide, and his family's attorneys say officers restrained him facedown for nearly seven minutes, with one officer repeatedly jabbing a knee into his lower back, and that he was already brain dead when they lifted him into a chair.
Reported by: medical examiner or coroner; family's attorneys (family or their lawyers).
Lawsuit: His family sued Clark County over his death at the Clark County Jail in Vancouver, Washington, and no settlement or award amount has been reported.