William Jennette’s death video has surfaced on the internet. The Tennesse inmate death was confirmed last May inside the Marshall County Jail in Lewisburg.
Jennette begged for help as he sprawled facedown on the floor of Tennesse jail. The video outlet clarifies half a dozen of officers were piled on top of him causing his death due to asphyxiation and interaction of drugs.
His case is the lastest to raise alarms after George Floyd’s death about how police use restraints.
Who is William Jennette?
William Jennette was a Tennessee inmate.
Moreover, he was arrested two days prior to that incident for resisting arrest public intoxication, and indecent exposure. He had been “hallucinating” and “detoxing”, unfolds jail log records.
Video shows police taunting him dying in the jail as the police officers piled on his back.
According to the autopsy, the cause of death of Jennette was revealed as “acute combined drug intoxication” caused by meth.
Most surprisingly, it was ruled a homicide, listing asphyxia as the cause of death.
Tennessee Inmate Death Video Surfaced
Jennette, a Tennessee inmate death video was surfaced all over the internet.
The video obtained distinctly shows three Marshall County jailers called for police back-up after Jennette refused to get into a restraint chair.
Well, the body camera footage obtained by a local Tennesse outlet revealed law enforcement officials told inmates they restrained, “you shouldn’t be able to breathe” shortly before he died.
MARSHALL COUNTY — William Jennette, a white man, dies in custody in jail after repeatedly telling deputies holding him down he could not breathe, to which one responded: “You shouldn’t be able to breathe you stupid **** ”
His daughter is suing. VIDEO👇🏽https://t.co/lMxtVq0ylz
— The Tennessee Holler (@TheTNHoller) May 21, 2021
Following this incident, we can clearly see the man telling he can’t breathe from the footage obtained by the news source.
Jennette Age: How Old Was He?
William Jennette’s age was 48 years old.
According to the article published on The Hill on May 20, 2021, the man was claimed of that age.
Everything On His Family
Jennette’s family is still out of sight.
However, he had a daughter named Dominique Jennette.
“That just breaks my heart because he was someone worth knowing,” said his daughter, Dominique.
She said her father was terrified and desperately needed help.
later, she has filed a lawsuit against the officers, county, and the city for breathing, suffocating, and resultant death of her father Jennette.
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