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Exzabian Morgan Myers

Age : 31

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 03/18/2021

Location : Marshall Street and Ergle Street

City : Graniteville

County : Aiken

State : South Carolina

Agency : Aiken County Sheriff’s Office

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Taser

Event : Killed by police during detention

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 03/18/2021, Aiken County sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a traffic disturbance at Marshall Street and Ergle Street in Graniteville. Deputies encountered 31 year old Exzabian Morgan Myers, who told officers he was high and asked to be taken to jail. Deputies handcuffed Myers. During the encounter, deputies said Myers attempted to move away and ran toward traffic. Deputies deployed their tasers multiple times while Myers was already restrained. Deputies then left Myers in a position that restricted his breathing. Myers became unresponsive and died at the scene. His family disputed the sheriff’s office account and later filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging excessive force, repeated taser use, and positional asphyxia, arguing deputies escalated a medical crisis into a fatal restraint. No deputies were criminally charged.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wrdw.com/2021/03/26/drug-test-may-shed-light-on-why-man-died-after-being-taken-into-deputies-custody/
https://www.postandcourier.com/aikenstandard/news/crime/aiken-county-sheriffs-office-faces-federal-lawsuit-over-mans-in-custody-death/article_21d3e6fa-f328-11ed-89c5-47daf2f6afac.html