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Virginia: No Charges for Deputies in Stun-Gun Death (Natasha McKenna)
Source: Associated Press
Virginia: No Charges for Deputies in Stun-Gun Death
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEPT. 8, 2015
The commonwealth’s attorney in Fairfax County, Ray Morrogh, says he will not bring criminal charges against jail deputies who used a stun gun on a restrained inmate who later died. Mr. Morrogh released a report Tuesday calling the death of the inmate, Natasha McKenna, 37, a “tragic accident.” He had been evaluating whether to bring charges for the past two months. Ms. McKenna, who was African-American, died in February, days after a team of deputies used a hood and a stun gun on her while she was in restraints during a cell transfer. Ms. McKenna had a history of mental illness and had previously attacked a deputy. A medical examiner had previously ruled her death accidental, but it remains the subject of a federal civil rights investigation.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEPT. 8, 2015
The commonwealth’s attorney in Fairfax County, Ray Morrogh, says he will not bring criminal charges against jail deputies who used a stun gun on a restrained inmate who later died. Mr. Morrogh released a report Tuesday calling the death of the inmate, Natasha McKenna, 37, a “tragic accident.” He had been evaluating whether to bring charges for the past two months. Ms. McKenna, who was African-American, died in February, days after a team of deputies used a hood and a stun gun on her while she was in restraints during a cell transfer. Ms. McKenna had a history of mental illness and had previously attacked a deputy. A medical examiner had previously ruled her death accidental, but it remains the subject of a federal civil rights investigation.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/09/us/virginia-no-charges-for-deputies-in-stun-gun-death.html