No police officers will face charges in the death of Daniel Prude, who died seven days after cops in Rochester, New York placed a hood over his head, knelt on him, and pressed his face into the pavement for several minutes, suffocating him.
While speaking at the Aenon Baptist Church in Rochester on Tuesday, February 23rd, New York State Attorney General Letitia James said that a grand jury had chosen not to indict any officers, as the Democrat and Chronicle reports. On Twitter, James issued a statement about the decision as well.
While speaking at the Aenon Baptist Church in Rochester on Tuesday, February 23rd, New York State Attorney General Letitia James said that a grand jury had chosen not to indict any officers, as the Democrat and Chronicle reports. On Twitter, James issued a statement about the decision as well.
- 2/23/2021
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Update: The seven Rochester police officers involved in the suffocation of Daniel Prude have been suspended, The New York Times reports. Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced the decision Wednesday, September 3rd, over five months after Prude’s death, and just one day after footage of Prude’s altercation with police was publicly released. In body cam footage, officers could be seen placing a hood over Prude’s head and holding him against the ground for several minutes, suffocating him. Prude died seven days later after being taken off life support.
- 9/3/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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