(CNN)The death of a Black 17-year-old who was handcuffed and restrained in the prone position while in law enforcement custody in September was ruled a homicide Monday, according to a Sedgwick County, Kansas, autopsy report.
The cause of death was “complications of cardiopulmonary arrest sustained after physical struggle while restrained in the prone position,” Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Timothy S. Gorrill wrote in the report.
The teenager, Cedric Lofton, had exhibited “erratic and aggressive behavior toward his foster family” on September 24 in Wichita and assaulted officers who responded to the scene, the autopsy notes. He was then moved to the custody of the Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center after being booked for four counts of battery of a law enforcement officer, a county news release said. Continue Reading
(SOURCE) https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/28/us/cedric-lofton-death-custody/index.html
