Ohio Man’s Plea to Cops Earlier than Demise Caught on Bodycam: ‘I Cannot Breathe’

An Ohio man is lifeless after a battle with police inside a bar led to him being restrained and gasping his final phrases, “I am unable to breathe,” newly launched police bodycam footage reveals.

Fifty-three-year outdated Frank E. Tyson was pronounced lifeless April 18, 2024, lower than an hour after two Canton cops restrained him till realizing he was unconscious, the video reveals.

A graphic 35-minute video launched by the Canton Police Division on Wednesday reveals the moments main as much as Tyson’s demise.

The incident began when Canton officers obtained a report a couple of automotive that crashed right into a phone pole on Sherrick Highway at 8:15 p.m., Lt. Dennis Garren stated in a press launch. A witness instructed the police that Tyson, the driving force of the automobile, bumped into the close by AMVETS social corridor.

The video then reveals officers Beau Schoenegge and Camden Burch strolling into the corridor about two minutes later. They instantly discovered an agitated Tyson standing on the bar. Tyson began yelling repeatedly for the officers to “Name the sheriff!” and knocks over a stool. Bystanders within the bar are heard asking the officers to take away Tyson.

As the 2 cops try to restrain Tyson, the altercation turns into bodily and a bystander assisted in subduing him. Tyson was wrestled to the bottom onto his abdomen—with one officer placing his knee on the person’s again close to his neck space whereas one other handcuffed him, the video reveals.

“Get off me,” Tyson is heard yelling on the officers within the video. “I am unable to breathe.”

One of many officers is heard saying to Tyson, “You are advantageous. Shut the f*** up!”

About 4 minutes after being handcuffed, the video reveals officers realizing Tyson is nonresponsive. They start asking one another, “Is he respiration?” and, “Does he have a pulse?”

The officers began performing CPR and gave Tyson a number of doses of Narcan earlier than the Canton Hearth Division medics arrived.

Tyson was taken to Aultman Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless at 9:18 p.m.

The Ohio Legal professional Basic’s Bureau of Prison Investigation (BCI) was instantly contacted to conduct an unbiased investigation of the incident.

Garren instructed Newsweek that is the one suspect who has died in police custody this yr.

Schoenegge and Burch, who’re assigned to the Visitors Bureau, are on paid administrative depart per division coverage.

“I need to lengthen my deepest sympathy to these near Mr. Tyson,” police chief John Gabbard stated in a press launch. “Based mostly on expertise, I’m assured that BCI will conduct a really thorough evaluate. Out of respect for the independence of that investigation, I’m restricted in my means to remark additional.”