Police Officers Not Charged for Daniel Prude Death
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Grand jury declines to charge officers in Daniel Prude's death, New York attorney general announcesNew York's attorney general has announced no officers will be charged following an investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man who died after being restrained by Rochester police last year.
New York Attorney General Letitia James said Tuesday that her office presented the "strongest case possible" to a grand jury, but the grand jury decided not to indict any officers in the case. James' office is required to investigate police-involved deaths of unarmed civilians under state law.
"While I know that the Prude family, the Rochester...
From the Center
Daniel Prude: No charges for US officers over 'spit-hood' deathNew York police officers filmed restraining an unarmed black man until he stopped breathing will not be charged over his death, officials say.
Daniel Prude, who had mental health issues, died in Rochester city after officers put him in "spit hood" designed to protect police.
The death in March last year led to days of protests against police.
On Tuesday, New York's attorney general said a grand jury had declined to indict any officers in the case.
"I know that the Prude family, the Rochester community and communities across the...
From the Right
No charges for officers involved in Daniel Prude's death after grand jury declines to indictA New York grand jury on Tuesday declined to indict the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude, a black man who died from asphyxiation while in police custody in March 2020.
"A grand jury has voted not to indict any police officer on charges related to the death of Daniel Prude," New York Attorney General Letitia James wrote in a Twitter thread Tuesday afternoon. "My office concluded there was sufficient evidence surrounding Mr. Prude’s death to present the case to a grand jury, and we presented the most...
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