Death of Black man in Texas jail ruled a homicide by medical examiner
Family calls for arrests of police over in-custody death of Marvin Scott III
Replay Video UP NEXT The death of a 26-year-old Black man in custody at a Texas jail has been ruled a homicide.
Marvin Scott III, of Frisco, Texas, was arrested on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge by police at an outlet mall in Allen, a suburb of northern Dallas, on March 14. The officers first took Scott to a local hospital because he was reportedly acting erratically. He was subsequently released and then transported to the Collin County Jail in McKinney, northeast of Allen, where he began exhibiting some strange behavior, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner said at a press conference on March 19.
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Marijuana advocates point to racial disparities in Marvin Scott case
Family calls for arrests of police over in-custody death of Marvin Scott III
Replay Video UP NEXT The arrest and shocking death of Marvin Scott III in police custody have put a spotlight again on the racial disparities for marijuana arrests. Scott, a 26-year-old Black man, was arrested on March 14 on a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge in Allen, Texas. Authorities say he had less than 2 ounces of marijuana on him at the time of the arrest. Following his arrest, he was taken to the hospital for acting erratically, police said, and transported to a county jail. He died later that day.