Winston-Salem, North Carolina: New video shows jailed Black pleading, ‘I can’t breathe’ before dying

A new video shows another Black man in custody pleading, ‘I can’t breathe,’ before his death

Video that shows a Black man in apparent medical distress repeatedly telling officers, “I can’t breathe,” days before he died in a hospital was released this week following a North Carolina judge’s order. John Elliott Neville, 56, of Greensboro, also can be heard telling officers, “Let me go!” and “Help me!” and calling out, “Mama!” during the episode a day after his December 1 arrest. He became unresponsive during the incident and died later at a hospital. The five corrections officers and the nurse who attended to Neville leading up to his death have been charged with involuntary manslaughter by ...

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