Stanley Wilson Jr.‘s household claims the ex-NFL participant did not merely collapse and die whereas in police custody final month … they consider he was really overwhelmed by legislation enforcement officers earlier than he handed away.
The legal professional representing Wilson Jr.’s household, John Carpenter, stated at a information convention on Tuesday photographs of Wilson Jr.’s physique present the Detroit Lions cornerback was a sufferer of extreme pressure earlier than he died abruptly at a Los Angeles County psychological hospital on Feb. 1.
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Carpenter stated photos of abrasions on Wilson Jr.’s head seem to indicate he was kicked or stomped. Images of markings on his wrist, in the meantime, appear to disclose he was cuffed on the time of the assault, Carpenter stated.
Wilson Jr.’s mother, Dr. D. Pulane Lucas, stated county officers had informed her the previous soccer participant had collapsed and fallen out of a chair whereas going by means of the consumption course of at Metropolitan State Hospital earlier than he died. But, Carpenter stated the photographs present a “stark distinction to what we have been listening to.”
Carpenter filed three claims in opposition to L.A. County on Tuesday morning over all of it — one on behalf of Wilson Jr.’s mom, one on behalf of his father, and one on behalf of his property — asking for damages in extra of $45 million.
“The County has grossly misrepresented the trigger and circumstances of Stanley Wilson Jr.’s dying,” the legal professional stated within the court docket filings.
Carpenter added throughout the information convention that he has but to obtain Wilson Jr.’s post-mortem outcomes.
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As we reported, Wilson Jr. had been in custody following his vandalism arrest again in August … however after he was declared incompetent to face trial — he was transferred from county jail to the Metropolitan State Hospital, the place officers say he died.
Law enforcement sources informed us on the time foul play was not suspected.
Wilson Jr. — who performed within the NFL from 2005 to 2007 — was simply 40 years outdated.