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(NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C.) The Department of Justice and the FBI are investigating the death of a Black man with a mental illness at a South Carolina jail, as newly released body camera footage showed deputies repeatedly deploying stun guns before he became unresponsive.
Jamal Sutherland died on Jan. 5 at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in North Charleston after deputies attempted to remove him from his cell to attend a bond hearing for a misdemeanor assault charge that morning, according to a state prosecutor investigating the incident.
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office released hours of body camera footage Thursday night at the request of Sutherland’s family, who are calling for the officers involved to be fired.
City leaders, pastors call for unity, justice in Charleston County jail death investigation
RAW VIDEO: Charleston leaders, clergy call for unity, peace after release of Sutherland video By Patrick Phillips | May 14, 2021 at 10:34 AM EDT - Updated May 14 at 1:01 PM
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charlestonâs mayor and police chief, joined by members of clergy, called for unity after the release of video of an encounter that ended with a manâs death at the Charleston County jail in January.
The news conference was called to address the publicâs reaction to video from inside the Al Cannon Detention Center recorded Jan. 5 showing the events that led to the death of 31-year-old Jamal Sutherland.
South Carolina city to increase police patrols after melee
May 11, 2021
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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Officials in South Carolina s largest city are increasing police patrols through a main tourist area and enacting other safety measures after a violent altercation ended with several people being stabbed and shot.
The number of officers patrolling a heavily-trafficked section of downtown Charleston on weekends could “double or triple, Mayor John Tecklenburg said during a news conference Tuesday announcing the changes.
The city was also planning to restrict traffic on streets in the area from Thursday to Saturday, as well as close parking spaces along the thoroughfare for several hours on Fridays and Saturdays, city council members and business owners said.