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| Lee inmate dies during struggle |
| By The News-Press |
| Published: 11/30/2004 |
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A Lee County (Fla.) Jail inmate died Saturday night after struggling with deputies who were trying to get him under control, according to the Lee County Sheriff's Office. Authorities believe Byron Black, 39, whose last known address was 9123 Cypress Drive Fort Myers, may have suffered a heart attack before he died at Lee Memorial Hospital. Black was booked into the jail on Wednesday on charges of second-degree arson. Problems began at the jail in downtown Fort Myers shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday when he started throwing his blankets and mattress around his cell. Deputies removed the blankets and mattress and left. Two other inmates - whose names were not available late Monday - shared the cell with Black and notified deputies when he began thrashing about again and then collapsed, said sheriff's office spokeswoman Ileana LiMarzi. Deputies - whose names were not released - arrived and thought Black was having a seizure and called for a nurse. A nurse responded and told the deputies that he was not having a seizure but needed to be examined. The deputies removed the other inmates and handcuffed Black so the nurse could take a closer look. Black tried to bite the nurse and refused to sit still, LiMarzi said. Black, who was 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed 230 pounds, began fighting and kicking at the deputies as they tried to get him out. Deputies doused Black with pepper spray and shot him with a Taser, an electronic gun that shoots darts that carry 50,000 volts in an attempt to get him under control. The deputies were trying to put him in a restaining belt, which would tie his arms to his sides, when Black stopped moving. The deputies quickly removed the belt and handcuffs and started CPR. When the ambulance arrived, paramedics continued CPR until Black reached the hospital where he was pronounced dead. He became the ninth Lee County inmate to die this year, LiMarzi said. Three inmates killed themselves, sparking officials to review policies to look for ways to prevent suicides. |
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