A police consultant says Cleveland officers did not follow common police practices, which contributed to the death ofTanishaAnderson. Thewas filed today as part of an ongoing lawsuit Anderson鈥檚 family has filed against the officers and the city.
The report by former Los Angeles Deputy Police Chief LouReitercharges that the officers were unreasonable and excessive when they restrained Anderson, who had mental health issues. Her family called police for help because she had become unruly.
Family attorney AlGerhardstein says, 鈥淥ne of the reasons we filed it now is in the hope that the city will take this very seriously and make sure that officers are trained immediately on how to prevent positional asphyxia. Just roll the individual over after they鈥檝e been secured so they're no longer on their chest and suppressing their breathing.鈥�
The county medical examiner鈥檚 report says Anderson died from being restrained in a prone position, and that obesity and other health factors contributed to her death.
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