After numerous efforts to restrain Alesia Thomas, a South Los Angeles woman under arrest on suspicion of Child Endangerment, police managed to get her into their vehicle where she almost immediately stopped breathing. The officers called the Los Angeles Fire Department Paramedics who transported Thomas to a hospital where she died soon after.
LAPD's Force Investigation Detectives are investigating the incident. The attempts to restrain Thomas to take her into custody involved various forceful tactics including a leg sweep. According to a news release regarding the incident, in-car cameras revealed questionable physical methods of restraint along with possible verbal abuse on the part of the officers.
Thomas was accused of abandoning two children, a 3-year-old and a 12-year-old, at the police station at 2 p.m. The officers then headed to their home where they found 35-year-old Thomas who immediately resisted arrest. According to the policies of the police department, "an officer's use of force actions must be objectively reasonable." The police department is thoroughly investigating the facts surrounding Thomas's death. Chief Beck stated:
“I take all in-custody death investigations very seriously and directed that the
officers involved be removed from field duties until further details are known, including what
part intoxicants and physical conditions contributed. I’m confident we will get to the truth, no
matter where that leads us.”
LAPD's Force Investigation Detectives are investigating the incident. The attempts to restrain Thomas to take her into custody involved various forceful tactics including a leg sweep. According to a news release regarding the incident, in-car cameras revealed questionable physical methods of restraint along with possible verbal abuse on the part of the officers.
Thomas was accused of abandoning two children, a 3-year-old and a 12-year-old, at the police station at 2 p.m. The officers then headed to their home where they found 35-year-old Thomas who immediately resisted arrest. According to the policies of the police department, "an officer's use of force actions must be objectively reasonable." The police department is thoroughly investigating the facts surrounding Thomas's death. Chief Beck stated:
“I take all in-custody death investigations very seriously and directed that the
officers involved be removed from field duties until further details are known, including what
part intoxicants and physical conditions contributed. I’m confident we will get to the truth, no
matter where that leads us.”
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