Kenneth Knotts, 41, died Nov. 29, 2022, in UT Southwestern police custody after he was brought to the Dallas hospital for a mental-health evaluation. His...
Kenneth Price, father of Kenneth Knotts, wipes away tears as he speaks during a news conference after body-camera footage was released showing Kenneth Knotts’ death, Wednesday, April 17, 2024, in Dallas. Kenneth Knotts died in UT Southwestern Medical Center police custody Nov. 29, 2022, during a mental health crisis.Days after Kenneth Price saw his son for the last time, he got a call. One of his kids was dead, the caller told him.
The Dallas County Medical Examiner’s Office initially ruled his cause of death couldn’t be determined. But after a review of body-camera footage, his autopsy report was amended to rule the death a homicide. Medical examiners said he died of sudden cardiac arrest after law enforcement physically restrained him in a “semi-prone position.”to indict the officers involved. Internal police documents shared by the attorney, Geoff Henley, named seven officers who had contact with Knotts at the hospital.
The autopsy report said Knotts had THC, which is found in marijuana, in his system. He also had Narcan, a life-saving medication that can reverse an opioid overdose. He did not have any opioids in his system, according to the report. He was 5-5 and 212 pounds.she was unaware her son’s death had been ruled a homicide until a reporter told her.
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