FBI to investigate Larry 'Nickey' Hill case: Died in Police Custody

• NAACP may file civil suit

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating the Sept. 13, 2003 death of Larry "Nickey" Hill, who died while in local police custody, A.C. Dumas, president of the Flint, Mich. branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, announced here Monday. Hill, Jr. died Sept. 13, 2003 in police custody after having been pursued in his Corvette by NPD Officer Steve Dallas and Howard County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Cogburn. Hill eventually exited the car and led Dallas and Cogburn on a foot chase until Hill was captured, handcuffed and transported to the Nashville Jail. Hill's Corvette was parked near Monday's rally. A picture of the vehicle is also attached to Hill's tombstone. Hill developed respiratory problems while being booked into jail and was transported by ambulance to Howard Memorial Hospital where he died. The Arkansas State Crime Laboratory in Little Rock autopsied Hill's remains and concluded that the cause of Hill's death was inconclusive." The autopsy did, however, state that Hill likely died from choking on his own vomit. [more]