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Scott s family set up a Facebook group and are collecting contact information from people who d like to stay informed about the case and their plans.
After watching video of how he died, Marvin Scott III s family urged authorities to arrest the officers involved on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Black man died in the custody of the Collin County Sheriff’s Office last month.
Scott, who suffered from schizophrenia, was arrested on March 14 by Allen police for possession of a small amount of marijuana. After arriving at the jail, he was forcibly strapped down to a bed, hooded and pepper-sprayed.
The family’s attorney, Lee Merritt, described the five-hour video as “mentally draining” during a press conference and said it didn’t take a mental health expert to see Scott needed support.
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.
Death of man at Collin County jail ruled homicide by medical examiner
Death of man at Collin County jail ruled homicide by medical examiner
The Collin County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the manner of death for Marvin Scott III, who died while in custody at the Collin County jail, was homicide, and also ruled the cause was a type of extreme stress.
McKINNEY, Texas - The Collin County Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the manner of death for Marvin Scott III, who died while in custody at the Collin County jail, was homicide, and also ruled the cause was a type of extreme stress.
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The Collin County medical examiner ruled Marvin Scott III’s death a homicide Wednesday, more than a month after he died in custody at the Collin County jail.
Marvin Scott(Courtesy of family of Marvin Scott )
Scott’s family called for arrests at a news conference after watching video footage with Collin County prosecutors of Scott’s last moments.
”What we’ve seen today is horrific, inhumane, very disheartening, and we want these individuals arrested immediately,” Scott’s mother, LaSandra Scott, said at the news conference, which was attended by more than a dozen supporters.