Death of Elliott Williams

Elliott Williams (born 1974) was a US Army veteran who died in the Tulsa County, Oklahoma jail in October 2011, from the complications of a broken neck and dehydration, after being left to die on the concrete floor of a jail cell.

Jailing

Williams was arrested in the lobby of a Residence Inn by Marriott hotel for misdemeanor obstruction.

While Williams was in his cell, incapacitated, food and water were brought to him but he was unable to reach them; jail officials taunted him and accused him of faking his injuries.[1]

Ruling

In July 2016, U.S. District Judge John Dowdell ruled that a federal civil rights lawsuit against former Sheriff Stanley Glanz and Tulsa County officials could proceed.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Briquelet, Kate (April 19, 2016). "Cops Taunted Black Veteran as He Died". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Branstetter, Ziva (July 21, 2016). "Judge's order: Elliott Williams' jail cell became 'burial crypt'". The Frontier. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
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