Trumaine White
Trumaine White, 41, was a truck driver who died at the Amite County Jail in Mississippi on October 4, 2024. His family's attorney, Bobby DiCello, says officers forcibly took him into the jail after a dispute over an incident at a tire shop, and the family wants to know how much force was used. The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating the death, and the Amite County coroner says the autopsy is pending and the cause of death is unknown. The attorney is also examining whether the death involved police brutality and whether it was racially motivated, and his mother went to the detention center seeking answers.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined (disputed). The Mississippi Bureau of Investigation is investigating and the autopsy is pending; attorney Bobby DiCello, representing the family, is seeking to determine whether officers' force contributed to the death and whether it was racially motivated.
Reported by: Mississippi Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators); Amite County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner); Bobby DiCello, attorney for the family (family or their lawyers).