John ‘LJ’ Scott Jr. Dragged by Ft Into Jail Cell Earlier than Loss of life, Video Exhibits

John “LJ” Scott Jr.‘s dying is sparking outrage … with new video of his arrest showing to indicate police dragging him throughout the bottom in a police station.

If you do not know … Scott died on April 22, a few week after he was taken into custody by Decatur Police in Alabama on April 15 — with cops saying he suffered a medical emergency and handed away within the hospital.

Police reportedly arrived at an house advanced on April 15, the place they are saying they discovered Scott “sweating heavily and exhibiting erratic behavior.”

Officers have been responding to a 911 name from Scott’s mom, who reported he was experiencing a “mental health crisis,” in accordance with NBC Information. Physique cam footage exhibits cops unsuccessfully trying to coax Scott into an ambulance earlier than they are saying he turned “combative” … resulting in his arrest.

The footage exhibits the officers ultimately wrestle him to the bottom — with the assistance of a Taser — and haul him off to jail … the place video from contained in the station seems to indicate Scott mendacity on the bottom, surrounded by cops.

It is laborious to see him … however you possibly can see what appears to be like like his blue shirt via cracks within the assembled crowd — and, it seems he is being dragged throughout the ground and out of body.

Scott’s household’s lawyer, civil rights lawyer S. Lee Merritt, says shortly after this video was taken, Scott had a medical emergency and was rushed to the hospital, the place he finally handed.

We’re informed the household believes LJ was not resisting cops, however was as a substitute unresponsive — and probably even unconscious — and desperately wanted medical consideration.

As an alternative of serving to him, Merritt says, cops dragged him by his toes right into a jail cell and left him with none medical care. He provides that this was a “violation of LJ’s constitutional and human rights” … and, he calls for accountability.

Price noting, DPD acknowledges that “medical and mental health struggles compounded by suspected drug-induced psychosis” performed an element within the occasions that occurred … whereas his household has maintained the problem was purely a psychological well being episode and say cops ought to’ve dealt with the scenario in a different way.

Decatur Police Chief Nadis E. Carlisle initially stated Scott was “placed in a cell by Morgan County jail staff after some difficulty, due to his size and passive resistance.” It is unclear what they imply by “passive resistance.”