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Mississippi: Black Man Allegedly Strangled to Death by Police

HeadlineJul 14, 2015

In Stonewall, Mississippi, another unarmed African-American man was allegedly strangled to death by a white police officer in a case being compared to Eric Garner’s. Attorneys for the family of 39-year-old Jonathan Sanders told the Jackson Free Press Sanders was driving a horse-drawn buggy Wednesday night when he was pursued by officer Kevin Herrington. After Sanders was knocked from his startled horse during the pursuit, Herrington chased Sanders, grabbed a headlamp around Sanders’ neck and put him in a headlock. Witnesses said Sanders repeatedly told the officer he couldn’t breathe, but Herrington kept him in the headlock until medical help arrived up to 30 minutes later. Mississippi authorities are investigating Sanders’ death.

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