South Carolina deputies involved in Jamal Sutherland's death have been fired, sheriff says
By Amir Vera, Natasha Chen and Jamiel Lynch, CNN
Updated 11:27 AM ET, Tue May 18, 2021
Footage released of mentally ill Black man who died in SC jail
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Sgt Lindsay Fickett (left) and Deputy Brian Houle (From: Charleston Co. Sheriff’s Office)
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Sutherland was in jail because of an incident at a behavioral health center on January 4 in which he was accused of committing "a misdemeanor offense of simple assault on a nurse staff member," according to Peper.
The incident that ended in Sutherland's death took place the next day, on January 5, at the Sheriff Al Cannon Detention Center in North Charleston.
Footage of the interaction between deputies and Sutherland was released Thursday night at the request of Sutherland's family, Graziano said.
Graziano told CNN Monday that Sutherland was not booked into the jail's medical facility because the Special Management Needs Unit, which has 50 beds, was at capacity. That is why he was taken to an area, "where he could be housed safely and not in an open bay area where he would be exposed to other residents."
At the beginning of the footage from one of the body cameras, a deputy is heard saying Sutherland has refused to leave his cell and that he took "an aggressive stance." The deputy also says a captain has been notified and that the judge required Sutherland appear before the judge. Deputies were going to extract Sutherland from the cell while medical personnel were present, he says on the video.
Jamal Sutherland, left, is seen in a family photo.
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/17/us/jamal-sutherland-deputies-fired/index.html
What a monstrous shame.
Jamal Sutherland
Rest in Peace
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