Post by WaTcHeR on Oct 17, 2006 9:55:20 GMT -5
10.17.2006 - AKRON, Ohio -- The Summit County Sheriff's Department is apologizing after Mark McCullaugh, 28, died in the Summit County Jail.
The medical examiner's office ruled the August incident as a homicide.
McCullaugh had injuries consistent with multiple blows, anal injury and multiple forms of restraint.
It also said deputies used pepper spray and a Taser gun to subdue McCullaugh.
Officials said that combination impaired his ability to breathe and killed him.
Authorities said officers found McCullaugh in the jail's mental ward trying to cut his wrists and his nails.
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The medical examiner's office ruled the August incident as a homicide.
McCullaugh had injuries consistent with multiple blows, anal injury and multiple forms of restraint.
It also said deputies used pepper spray and a Taser gun to subdue McCullaugh.
Officials said that combination impaired his ability to breathe and killed him.
Authorities said officers found McCullaugh in the jail's mental ward trying to cut his wrists and his nails.
www.newsnet5.com/news/10093878/detail.html