FBI to investigate Larry 'Nickey' Hill case: Died in Police Custody
Monday, August 9, 2004 at 06:15PM
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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]
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