Cops Taunted Black Veteran as He Died
Elliott Williams spent the last five days of his life in a Tulsa County jail, paralyzed and lying on the cold concrete floor. But despite the 37-year-old Oklahoma manās pleas for help, guards did nothing to save him, a lawsuit claims.
At one point, jailers dumped Williamsās limp body into a shower and left him there for an hour. The dying inmate āwould not stand up but we did give him a shower anyway,ā a captain later testified, according to a sheriffās office internal report.
Another officer saw Williams face down in the shower, screaming, āHelp me!ā according to the internal report.
In the days that followed, Williamsās father tried in vain to contact his son. He was denied visitation ābecause of Elliottās condition.ā
āHeās acting like heās paralyzed, but we know heās not,ā a mental health worker told Williamsās dad, court papers allege.
Detention officers, nurses, and even a jail psychiatrist accused Williams of āfakingā an illness. His family says they declined to administer medical care or transport Williams to a hospitalāuntil it was too late.
This is awful. Just awful. Dude was mentally ill, but the way they treated him, they wouldn't treat a dog.
Elliott Williams spent the last five days of his life in a Tulsa County jail, paralyzed and lying on the cold concrete floor. But despite the 37-year-old Oklahoma manās pleas for help, guards did nothing to save him, a lawsuit claims.
At one point, jailers dumped Williamsās limp body into a shower and left him there for an hour. The dying inmate āwould not stand up but we did give him a shower anyway,ā a captain later testified, according to a sheriffās office internal report.
Another officer saw Williams face down in the shower, screaming, āHelp me!ā according to the internal report.
In the days that followed, Williamsās father tried in vain to contact his son. He was denied visitation ābecause of Elliottās condition.ā
āHeās acting like heās paralyzed, but we know heās not,ā a mental health worker told Williamsās dad, court papers allege.
Detention officers, nurses, and even a jail psychiatrist accused Williams of āfakingā an illness. His family says they declined to administer medical care or transport Williams to a hospitalāuntil it was too late.
This is awful. Just awful. Dude was mentally ill, but the way they treated him, they wouldn't treat a dog.