California officers won't be charged over arrest death of 26-year-old man

No criminal charges will be filed against officers who pinned an Oakland man to the ground during an arrest a year ago that ended in his death, the Alameda County district attorney’s office announced Thursday.

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,Derrick Chauvin ,Alison Berry Wilkinson ,Mario Gonzalez ,George Floyd ,Coroner Bureau ,Police Department ,Alameda County ,Ap News ,California Officers Wont Be Charged Over Arrest Death Of 26 Year Old Man ,Krhd 25 News ,Kxxv 25 News ,No Criminal Charges Will Be Filed Against Officers Who Pinned An Oakland Man To The Ground During Arresta Year Ago That Ended In His Death ,He Alameda County District Attorneys Office Announced Thursday Three Officers Acted Reasonably In Detaining And Arresting Mario Gonzalez The City Of Are Not Criminally Liable ,Ccording Toa March 30 Final In Custody Death Report From The Das Office That Was Made Public On Thursday April 19 ,021 ,Fficers Responded Toa Park To Check Reports That Gonzalez ,6 ,As Acting Strangely And Appeared To Be Breaking Security Tags Off Alcohol Bottles That He Had In Two Drugstore Baskets Gonzalez Died After Three Officers Anda Civilian Parking Enforcement Employee Pinned Him Face Down On The Ground For More Than Five Minutes ,Ccording To Body Camera Video Released By Police That Showed One Officer Witha Knee On His Back Gonzalez Stopped Breathing And Later Died Death Camea Day Beforea Jury In Minneapolis Found Former Derrick Chauvin Guilty Of Murder The Custody George Floyd An Autopsy Didnt Have Any Lethal Injuries But He Did Havea Number Health Problems ,Ncluding Morbid Obesity And An Enlarged Heart ,Nd Had Methamphetamine And Other Drugs In His System The Meth Could Have Led Toa Fatal Cardiac Arrhythmia Stress Of Struggling Being Detained By Police Put Strain On Heart ,He County Coroners Bureau Found The Coroner Classified Death Asa Homicide ,Eaning Death At The Hands Of Another However ,He Cause Was Listed As The Toxic Effects Of Methamphetamine With Stress Altercation And Restraint ,Lcoholism And Morbid Obesity As Contributing Factors The District Attorneys Review Said Officers Acted Reasonably Out Of Concern That Gonzalez Might Posea Threat To Them Himself Others ,Ried To Deescalate The Situation ,Ever Struck Gonzalez Or Used Anya Chokehold Weapons But Relied On Necessary Force The Officers Are Grateful District Attorney Recognized That This Tragic Death Was An Unintended Consequence Of Their Legitimate And Lawful Actions ,Their Attorney ,Old Ktvu Tv Two Federal Civil Rights Lawsuits Filed On Behalf Of Gonzalezs Mother And Son Allege That The Officers Improperly Escalated Confrontation With Gonzalez ,Ho Appeared Disoriented And Confused But Not Threatening ,Gnored Signs That He Was Dying And Used Improper Restraint Asphyxiated Him In Its Report ,He District Attorneys Office Noted That It Didnt Consider Whether The Officers May Have Violated Police Department Policy Or Used Improper But Noncriminal Tactics Those Issues Are Sometimes Determined Bya Civil Action Where Standard Of Proof Is Lower Than For Criminal Cases ,The Report Said ,Texas News ,