Published 10 months ago • loading... • Updated 10 months ago

Kansas deputy charged with murder knelt on inmate for 1 minute and 26 seconds

A Kansas sheriff's deputy, Richard Fatherly, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of inmate Charles Adair, who died after Fatherly knelt on his back for one minute and 26 seconds.
Charles Adair had a severe leg infection that complicated his medical condition before he died, as indicated by court records.
The autopsy ruled Adair's death as a homicide from complications of mechanical asphyxia, indicating that his breathing was obstructed.
Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels represent Adair's family and demand the release of video evidence, comparing it to the George Floyd incident.

Insights by Ground AI

22 Articles

Police pinned Black man with knee on his back for 86 seconds before his death: report

New, disturbing details have emerged about an incident that got a Kansas sheriff's deputy charged with second-degree murder for the death of a Black man in custody, reported The Guardian on Friday — with the death bearing a striking resemblance to the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis five years ago.According to the report, "Richard Fatherly was charged last month with second-degree murder and an alternative count of involuntary manslaughter…

10 months ago·Washington, United States

Read Full Article

Associated Press News

+20 Reposted by 20 other sources

Lean Left

Kansas deputy charged with murder knelt on inmate for 1 minute and 26 seconds

Court records show that a white Kansas sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black jail inmate shoved his knee into the cuffed man’s back for 86 seconds after he was wheeled back to his cell from the infirmary.

10 months ago·New York, United States

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year