Feb 23, 2021
Grand Jury Declines To Indict Officers In Death Of Daniel Prude, Chicago Man Who Died While Being Restrained By Police In Rochester, N.Y.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (CBS Chicago/CBS News) — New York state Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday that has announced no officers will be charged following an investigation into the death of Daniel Prude, a 41-year-old Black man from Chicago who died after being restrained by Rochester police last year.
James said Tuesday that her office presented the “strongest case possible” to a grand jury, but the grand jury decided not to indict any officers in the case. James’ office is required to investigate police-involved deaths of unarmed civilians under state law.
READ MORE: Buona Beef Hiring 500 Employees For New And Existing Chicago Area RestaurantsThe body cam video shows Rochester officers detaining a naked 41-year-old Prude in the early hours of March 23. Prude was ordered to lie on the ground.
Police put his hands behind his back and handcuffed him.
READ MORE: Chicago Weather: Mild For A WhileThe video shows Prude yelling and spitting as he lies completely naked on the snow-covered ground. A white spit hood is placed on his head. Later, an officer appears to be pushing his head into the pavement.
Prude goes on to become unresponsive. He was taken to the hospital, where he died days later. His death was ruled a homicide, caused by “complications of asphyxia in the setting of physical restraint.”
The video drew protests in Rochester and across the country, along with questions over the handling of the probe by city officials. Seven Rochester police officers were suspended, and the city’s police chief first announced his retirement and was then fired in September. Union officials have insisted police followed their training.
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