Autopsy Report Released On Man Who Died In Police Custody (TX homicide)

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The death of Robert Earl Williams, 62, who died in June after fighting five police officers who were trying to arrest him, was a homicide, according to an autopsy report Waco police said Monday.

The report from the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas says Williams died of “acute physiologic stress associated with multiple electrical shocks during attempted restraint by police for schizophrenia with excited delirium with exacerbating conditions of hypertensive and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus and obesity,” police said. <snip>

Officers tried to use Tasers to subdue Williams, but the devices had no effect and they were forced to restrain him physically, police officials said.

Williams then complained of shortness of breath, lost consciousness and stopped breathing. <snip>

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[Sgent]

1. How sad

This whole story sucks. I couldn't say with certanity, given the police's account, that they wouldn't have used a gun if the didn't have tasers. (Being attacked with a piece of rebar).

I can't figure out from the article whether this is abuse, or an unfortunate accident. I'm glad I'm not on the jury/grand jury.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

2. it sounds so clinical and benign

Complained of shortness of breath

instead of a wheezing, struggling,

"i can't bree. . . ."

turd for brains.

[AndyTiedye]

3. Did the Police Have Him in a Chokehold at the Time?

just wondering...