Died in prison
Name not reported
In 2016, a 65-year-old man was held at California State Prison, Sacramento (New Folsom). According to a 2021 WANE 15 report, two correctional officers were escorting him in handcuffs when one officer pulled his legs out from under him, and he struck his head on the concrete. He died at a hospital two days later. The report says the two officers' accounts of the incident were later found to be false.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by staff (disputed). Two correctional officers say they did not use force, but the record shows one officer yanked the handcuffed man's legs out from under him, causing him to strike his head on concrete; the officers' accounts were later shown to be false.
Reported by: news reports.