Georgia sheriff said he plans (click here) to discipline more police officers and has changed policies in response to the death of a man who was handcuffed to a controversial restraint chair after he allegedly struck his girlfriend and broke a deputy's nose during a bipolar episode.
"The loss of a young
life is a tragedy and the sheriff's office is always deeply concerned
when someone dies in custody. That is especially true in this case,"
Chatham County Sheriff Al St. Lawrence said in a statement Wednesday.
Mathew Ajibade, 22, was
found dead in an isolation cell in January. His family — who tapped
high-pofile lawyer Mark O'Mara to represent them — claims police used a
taser on him while he was restrained in the chair and then left him
unattended....
