A witness says a man who died at a Detroit-area mall during a struggle with security guards repeatedly said he couldn't breathe. Hoy Monk II testified Tuesday, the second day of trial for three guards charged with involuntary manslaughter. McKenzie Cochran died in 2014.
John Seiberling, Gaven King and Aaron Maree appear for the first day of their involuntary manslaughter trial in Oakland County, Mich., on Aug. 19, 2024. PONTIAC, Mich. — A man held on the ground by security guards at a Detroit -area shopping mall repeatedly said, “I can’t breathe,” before the confrontation ended with his death, a witness testified Tuesday, more than 10 years later.
Three guards — John Seiberling, Gaven King and Aaron Maree — are charged with involuntary manslaughter. It began when Cochran had refused to leave the mall, following tension with a jewelry store owner. A guard pepper-sprayed Cochran, who was subsequently wrestled to the ground. By the time Cochran was handcuffed and moved upright, “I could see his face, and his eyes were closed,” Monk testified.Investigators looking for long-missing Michigan woman find human remains on husband’s property“No,” Monk replied.One of the five guards pleaded guilty last week. Gary Chaffin, who was the senior guard and pepper sprayed Cochran, died in 2017.
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