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Demetrio Antaus Jackson

Age : 43

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/08/2021

Location : 900 block of Harlem Street

City : Altoona

County : Eau Claire

State : Wisconsin

Agency : Altoona Police Department, Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office, Eau Claire Police Department

Officer(s) :Officer Kim Schuch, Officer Leah Wolff, Officer Gracia Larson, Officer Robert Schreier, Officer Michael Cullen, Deputy Joseph Wollum, Deputy Jacob Pake

Cause of Death : Asphyxiation

Event : Police restraint and medical sedation following Taser deployment

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 10/08/2021, police responded to a report of a man acting strange and standing on a vehicle in the 900 block of Harlem Street in Altoona, Wisconsin. Officers from the Altoona Police Department, the Eau Claire County Sheriff’s Office, and the Eau Claire Police Department encountered Demetrio Jackson, who was found to be resisting arrest and running from police. Officers deployed a Taser multiple times and restrained Jackson in a prone position. Jackson complained that he could not breathe during the restraint. Emergency medical personnel were summoned, provided care, and injected Jackson with a sedative before transporting him to a hospital. Jackson remained minimally responsive and died at a hospital approximately two weeks later.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://apnews.com/projects/investigation-police-use-of-force/event/demetrio-jackson-cc53e451-a7d4-58e6-80ec-c1aa7ed8bb35/
https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/dozens-of-deaths-reveal-risks-of-injecting-sedatives-into-people-restrained-by-police/
https://www.weau.com/2021/10/26/man-dies-2-weeks-after-being-taken-into-custody-by-police-altoona/
https://www.wisdoj.gov/PressReleases/10.8.21%20Altoona%20OICI%20-%20UPDATE.pdf