Kansas teen dies after he was restrained at juvenile facility, prompting investigation
Authorities in Kansas are investigating after a 17-year-old boy died on Sunday, two days after he was restrained by up to five corrections staffers during a physical struggle at a juvenile detention facility.
After allegedly assaulting officers called to investigate a disturbance, Cedric “CJ” Lofton, of Wichita, was taken by police early Friday morning to the Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center, according to a statement by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The KBI is leading the probe into the boy’s death.
Once at the juvenile facility, Lofton again was involved in a physical struggle, officials said.
Lofton, the KBI said, asked to use a restroom and was let out of a holding cell. But he then assaulted a staff member while being escorted back to the cell, officials said.
“Multiple corrections staff engaged in a lengthy physical struggle to get him into the holding cell and place him into handcuffs. Once Lofton was under control, corrections staff were monitoring him and noticed he became unresponsive,” according to the KBI statement from Tuesday.
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