(Cedric Lofton death) Prosecutor: No charges in Black Kansas teen's custody death
Source: Associated Press
Prosecutor: No charges in Black Kansas teen’s custody death
By ROXANA HEGEMAN and JOHN HANNA
January 18, 2022
WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas prosecutor said Tuesday that he won’t file criminal charges over the death of a Black 17-year-old who became unresponsive while being restrained facedown for more than 30 minutes following an altercation with staff at a Wichita juvenile center in September.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said the state’s “stand your ground” law prevents him from bringing any charges in the death of Cedric Lofton. Bennett said that if he did bring charges, “a judge would be duty bound to dismiss the case.”
The case sparked outrage among community activists, who called for a special prosecutor, the release of video and the names of the individuals involved in the death.
Lofton had briefly been in the custody of the Sedgwick County Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center when the altercation occurred on Sept. 24. After staff realized he was unresponsive, he was taken to a hospital, where he died two days later.
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FILE - This April 21, 2019, photo provided by Sarah Harrison shows Cedric Lofton of Wichita, Kan. A Kansas prosecutor, Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett, says Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2022, he can't file charges over the death of Lofton, a Black 17-year-old who became unresponsive while being restrained after an altercation with staff at a Wichita juvenile center in September. (Courtesy Sarah Harrison via AP)
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so sick of this kind of BULLSHIT. 
