Death by Cop  2022-2024

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Rhyker Earl

Gender : Male

Age : 26

Race : White

Date : 09/08/2024

Location : Unknown

City : DeMotte

County : Jasper

State : Indiana

Agency : Jasper County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Asphyxiated by police during seizure

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

Rhyker Earl Reportedly suffered a seizure and 911 was called for an ambulance. Police arrived instead. He reportedly was still confused and stumbled and fell at an officer who arrived. The officer responded by handcuffing him pinned down in the prone position. Several officers reportedly knelt on top of him while EMTs gave him sedatives. His aunt reports that he was pleading for his life while being face-down in a pillow for a long period, repeatedly begging officers, telling them that he could not breathe. The aunt estimates that this lasted for 15 minutes until he went limp and was no longer breathing.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/man-died-handcuffed-seizure-indiana/

https://www.cbs58.com/news/take-his-pulse-he-s-blue-bodycam-footage-shows-fatal-encounter-between-epileptic-indiana-man-and-first-responders

Bodycam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeNOR0kOOCw