Man dies in Duval County Jail, Black pastors call for discussion
Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 08:42PM
TheSpook

A group of black pastors are planning to discuss with Jacksonville's sheriff the death of an inmate who died yesterday after he stopped breathing. Duval County officials are looking into what caused the death and have not released the I-D of the victim. The president of the local branch of the NAACP said he would ask the sheriff about the jail death.  The coalition of black ministers also plans to discuss the death of Sammy Lee Evans who died after he was arrested early Friday morning for public drinking. Evan's family and the NAACP claim police brutality and racial profiling.  The officer is being investigated for using excessive force. He has since resigned. The group of black pastors said at a news conference Saturday that they're so upset they plan to call for a boycott of the Super Bowl. [more]


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