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Marvin Scott s Jail Death Ruled Homicide, Family Call for Arrests Over Horrific Video
On 4/29/21 at 7:48 AM EDT
The family of a Black man, who died in a jail in Texas last month, have called for the arrests of detention officers after viewing video footage of his final moments.
Marvin Scott III s death was ruled a homicide by the Collin County Medical Examiner s Office on Wednesday.
In a news release, Dr. William Rohr said his findings show Scott s cause of death was fatal acute stress response in an individual with previously diagnosed schizophrenia during restraint struggle with law enforcement. A final autopsy report is to be released at a later date.
Marvin Scott III died in police custody on March 14 following his arrest
Medical and police personnel noticed erratic behavior from Scott
His family and lawyer claim the behavior was from Scott s mental health battle
The medical examiner said in a preliminary report Scott died from fatal acute stress response in an individual with previously diagnosed schizophrenia during restraint struggle with law enforcement
Family was able to view video of Scott s death on Wednesday for the first time
They called for the officers involved to be arrested after the viewing of the video
Seven detention officers were previously fired and one resigned, though one of the officers was reinstated earlier this week