The mother of a Black man who died in police custody on his 23rd birthday in 2019 has joined with advocates for people with psychiatric disabilities to sue the Stamford Police Department in federal court, saying her son died after officers chased, handcuffed and dragged him down a hill.
The suit further claims officers failed to get him medical help when he became unconscious, even joking about how to rouse him as he lay limp at the police station.
Valerie Jaddo and the Connecticut Legal Rights Project want police to improve their training on how to handle people with psychiatric disabilities.