The FBI is part of an ongoing investigation into the January death of former Walker County Jail inmate Anthony “Tony” Mitchell, 33. Lawyers for Mitchell’s mother have filed a lawsuit, claiming that jail deputies tased Mitchell and locked him in a freezer.
, authorities confirmed Thursday.
The Alabama Attorney General’s Office released this statement Thursday: “We are aware of the allegations. The matter is being investigated by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation . Once the investigation is completed, the Attorney General will ensure that any appropriate action is taken.”
“The WCSO offers and extends its condolences to the family of Mr. Mitchell and asks for your support and patience of the men and women of the WCSO.”fearing he could harm himself or someone else. He lost about 100 pounds in three months. He looked so “haggard and emaciated, that his cousin, Steve, said he almost didn’t recognize him when he showed up at his house.“Obviously delusional, Tony told Steve that he, Tony, had a brother who had been stillborn, which was true. Tony further told Steve that his parents had put the baby brother’s body in a box that was hidden in the attic of the house.” This was not correct, according to the complaint.
The suit says Mitchell was put in an isolation cell, not meant to hold inmates, in the booking area of the Walker County Jail where he was left for most of the 14 days before his death. He was not given medical care, according to the suit. One video showed Mitchell being dragged, naked, across the floor by officers, according to the family’s suit. Another, from January 15, two days after he was taken to jail, shows him being tased, naked, by a group of officers in the doorway of his isolation cell, the family’s suit says.
Security footage from 4 a.m. that morning showed Mitchell lying naked on a pile of trash on the cement floor of his cell as officers laughed at him, according to the suit. Video also showed jail nurse, Alicia Herron, enter the cell and spend a couple of minutes inside, appearing to give no medical treatment, according to the suit.
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