A man who died in West Jordan police custody in August overdosed, leading prosecutors to announce Friday that officers's efforts to restrain him before his death amounted to “reasonable efforts to stabilize the scene' and get him medical help.
A medical examiner determined drug toxicity was the cause of the man’s death, but noted that officers restraining him may have contributed.
When police arrived at the home near 6280 S. Barton Park Drive, Garcia’s brother and the brother’s wife were outside and told officers they didn’t know what drug Garcia had taken. They seemed worried that officers might harm Garcia, body camera footage released Friday indicates. An officer tries to calm Garcia, saying, “We’re not going to shoot you. We’re going to get you help,” the footage shows.
The video ends as a medic arrives. Medics continued aid for more than 20 minutes, the Salt Lake County district attorney’s office letter said, but Garcia didn’t regain consciousness and was pronounced dead at 2:23 a.m. Thus, the letter read, prosecutors determined the involved West Jordan officers — Matthew Collins and Nolan Butler — did not use unlawful force, declining to file criminal charges against them.
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