Man Found Dead In Fairfax Jail Cell Just Hours After Arrest: Police Investigating
A man who had just been arrested was found dead in a Virginia jail cell just hours later, authorities said.
Omar Maknassi, 32, of Alexandria, was taken to the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center on the night of Wednesday, July 30, according to police.
By the early morning of Wednesday, July 31, he was found unresponsive inside a single cell, the Fairfax County Police Department announced on Friday.
Deputies and EMS immediately began life-saving efforts, but Maknassi was pronounced dead at the jail, officials said.
Detectives from the Major Crimes Bureau are now handling the invest…
Inmate Found Dead In Fairfax County Jail Cell, Detectives Say
An inmate at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center was found dead in his cell Sunday evening, sparking a death investigation by county detectives, officials confirmed.
Sam Zu Yung, 32, was discovered unresponsive inside his single cell around 6:15 p.m. on March 31, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.
Deputies and emergency crews performed life-saving measures, but Yung was later declared dead, authorities said Tuesday, April 1.
Yung had been in custody since Sunday, Feb. 16, held by the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office. His cause of death has not yet been released.
Polic…
State Investigating Hanging Death Of NY Man While In Stamford Police Custody
State investigators are probing the in-custody death of a 36-year-old man who died while being held at the Stamford Police Department.
The Office of Inspector General, in collaboration with Stamford police, confirmed that Jamal Linton was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday evening, Jan. 26, hours after being arrested on multiple charges, including second-degree assault and strangulation.
Linton, who was being held on a $75,000 bond, was discovered at approximately 5:42 p.m., appearing to have hanged himself, authorities said. Officers immediately performed first aid before…
Bayonne Man Accused Of Killing Daughter Dies In Jail: Officials
A man accused of killing his daughter died in the Hudson County Correctional Facility last week, authorities said.
Errol Brown, 52, of Bayonne, collapsed inside of his cell at the county jail on Thursday, Feb. 15 at 2 p.m., a spokesperson for the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said.
Officers and onsite medical personnel rendered aid to Brown, who was taken to Jersey City Medical Center where he was pronounced dead at approximately 3:45 p.m.
Brown was arrested mid-June 2023, and charged with murder after shooting his daughter, Keyanna Brown at 331 Avenue E., Hudson County Prosecutor Esth…
Frederick County State's Attorney's Office Not Prosecuting Officers Involved In Fatal Incident
A State's Attorney's Office in Maryland will not be prosecuting a police officer in Frederick for a 2021 fatal incident involving a Taser device, the agency announced.
On Nov. 12, 2021, the Frederick Police Department was called to a residence on Greenleese Drive for an individual behaving erratically. Upon arrival, officers found Daniel Michael Holley, 23, unclothed, sweating profusely, and pacing back and forth.
Officers attempted to verbally de-escalate the situation and gain a better understanding of exactly what was happening, police said. During those attempts, Holley slapped an offi…
Investigators ID Man, Officer Involved In The In-Custody Death Of Man, 57, In Maryland
Officials have identified the man and officer involved in an in-custody death of an alleged overdose victim in Baltimore, authorities say.
Eugene Douglas, 57, died while in the custody of first responders after allegedly overdosing in the 2400 block of Sherwood Avenue around 11:15 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 4, according to Baltimore police.
Baltimore Police Officer Gregory Vilchez arrived on the scene and placed handcuffs and leg restraints on Douglas after a bystander allegedly administered Narcan, in an attempt to restrain him, as previously reported by Daily Voice.
Medics arrived and began to…
Police Bear No Responsiblity In Old Bridge Man's Drug Death, Grand Jury Finds
Old Bridge police bear no responsibility in the death of a township man in custody while he was high on drugs, a state grand jury found.
Frank Zampini, 49, was “flailing his arms around” and fighting with a neighbor who was trying to restrain him when officers arrived at the Stratford Apartments on Arcade Lane shortly before 1 a.m. July 15, 2019, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.
Zampini “was coming down after having used Ecstasy,” Bruck said.
He fought with the officers, as well, trying to bite them, so they handcuffed him “for his own protection as well as their own,” the att…
