Death by Cop 2021-2025
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Akeem Terrell
Age :31
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/01/2021
Location : Maricopa County Jail, 201 S 4th Avenue
City : Phoenix
County : Maricopa
State : Arizona
Agency : Maricopa County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Not disclosed
Cause of Death : Asphyxiation
Event : Died after being restrained in jail
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On January 1, 2021, 31-year-old Akeem Terrell was arrested by Phoenix police officers during a mental health crisis after he refused to leave a New Year's Day party. Terrell, who had a history of mental illness, was taken to the Maricopa County Jail. In an isolation cell, up to seven officers restrained him to change his handcuffs. Body camera footage showed officers leaving Terrell motionless and face down on the cell floor. Medical assistance was delayed, and Terrell was later pronounced dead at a hospital. His family filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging unreasonable force and delayed medical care. In November 2024, the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors approved a $4 million settlement for Terrell's family. Earlier, the Phoenix City Council approved an $800,000 settlement related to the police officers' actions.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://apnews.com/article/phoenix-man-jail-death-civil-rights-suit-62b6c677129404e5f624d35c405cbdb9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djcBI52KGog
Dontrell Stephens
Age :20
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 09/13/2013
Location : Haverhill Road and Okeechobee Boulevard
City : West Palm Beach
County : Palm Beach
State : Florida
Agency : Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Officer(s) : Adams Lin
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police following paralysis complications
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Dontrell Stephens was shot in the spine by Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputy Adams Lin, who stopped him while he was riding his bicycle and mistook Stephens' cellphone for a weapon. In 2016, a federal jury awarded Stephens $22.5 million during a civil trial, but the verdict was later overturned by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. The Florida House of Representatives awarded Stephens $6 million in June 2020. Stephens died from complications associated with his paralysis in September 2021.
TOTAL FATALITIES/INJURIES: 1 fatality