Shon Demetrius McClain
Shon Demetrius McClain, 40, was held at the Wake County jail in Raleigh, North Carolina. Video shown at trial shows a brief fight in a day room in which a detention officer slammed him to the concrete floor twice, and the officer said he felt McClain was a threat and needed to be subdued. McClain died on June 17, 2013, about two weeks after the altercation. A Wake County jury found the officer guilty of involuntary manslaughter in his death, and the family's attorney said the family was happy with the verdict.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). A Wake County jury found detention officer Markeith Council guilty of involuntary manslaughter in McClain's death, based on video showing him slam McClain to the concrete floor twice; Council said he felt McClain needed to be subdued, and the family's attorney said the family was happy with the verdict.
Reported by: Wake County jury (court); Markeith Council, the detention officer (the agency that held him); the family's attorney (family or their lawyers).