A North Carolina inmate who died in December repeatedly called out for help and said 'I can't breathe' more than 25 times as deputies restrained him, newly released body camera videos show.
Neville says he can't breathe 29 times during a roughly four-minute period shown in the video. Deputies eventually try to remove the handcuffs but the key breaks and they have to get a bolt cutter.
"This was an avoidable death," Grace said."It clearly was a medical crisis. If they'd called EMS, he'd be alive today." The district attorney's office announced in July that all five officers were each charged with involuntary manslaughter, along with the nurse, Michelle Heughins. A sixth officer was also fired by the department but has not been charged, the sheriff's office spokesperson said.
David Freedman, an attorney for Roussel, told NBC News in a phone interview Friday that he wants people to watch the video in its entirety before they cast judgment. The North Carolina Sheriff's Association said in a statement to NBC News, “Mr. Neville’s death was a tragic situation. I commend Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough of Forsyth County for the professional, transparent, compassionate and caring manner in which he has dealt with the situation and with Mr. Neville’s family.”
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