Bodycam Video Of A Black Man Repeatedly Telling Corrections Officers 'I Can't Breathe' Before He Died Has Been Released

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John Neville, 56, told officers in the North Carolina jail that he couldn't breathe more than 20 times while they restrained him during a medical episode. He died in a hospital two days later.

The release of the footage, months after the incident took place, came as a result of legal petitions from various news organizations. Two separate clips have been released, and they show a special response team attending to Neville who was found on the floor by his cellmate, experiencing a medical episode with vomit on his clothing and blood around his mouth. He had apparently fallen to the floor from the top bunk of the bed.

“Please, please, I can’t breathe, help me, help me, please,” pleaded Neville, who became distressed and told officers that he was unable to breathe more than 20 times. Instead, he was further restrained by officers who pulled his legs behind him. They resorted to using a bolt cutter to remove the handcuffs, and on the advice of someone not visible on camera, the officers released Neville’s legs “so he can breathe.”

“John you alright buddy? I promise we’re going to be done in a few minutes alright?” the officer said. “I’ll take that as a yes.”

 

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WTF!?! This is not our new normal!

The guy that fell of his bed. Causing brain damage which he later perished from. That guy ?

Let me guess: BlackLivesMatter protests all over again?

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