Death of Elliott Williams

Elliott Williams (born 1974) was a US Army veteran who died in the Tulsa County, Oklahoma jail in October 2011, from the complications of a broken neck and dehydration, after being left to die on the concrete floor of a jail cell.

Jailing

Williams was arrested in the lobby of a Residence Inn by Marriott hotel for misdemeanor obstruction.

While Williams was in his cell, incapacitated, food and water were brought to him but he was unable to reach them; jail officials taunted him and accused him of faking his injuries.[1]

Ruling

In July 2016, U.S. District Judge John Dowdell ruled that a federal civil rights lawsuit against former Sheriff Stanley Glanz and Tulsa County officials could proceed.[2]

See also

References

  1. Briquelet, Kate (April 19, 2016). "Cops Taunted Black Veteran as He Died". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. Branstetter, Ziva (July 21, 2016). "Judge's order: Elliott Williams' jail cell became 'burial crypt'". The Frontier. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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