Police officers involved in the fatal
apprehension of a man who had been punching windows of passing vehicles
used only the amount of force necessary to subdue him, according to
Commonwealth's Attorney John R. Doyle III . Doyle based his preliminary
conclusion on a review of witnesses' statements and police videotape
that captured part of Kenny S. Jefferson's struggle with
officers. That was just moments before Jefferson stopped breathing .
The videotape was shot from the car of a police supervisor who arrived
as officers attempted to handcuff Jefferson, 26 , on Chesapeake
Boulevard near Johnstons Road on Aug. 14 , Doyle said. It did not
capture the incident perfectly but showed Jefferson struggling with
officers, Doyle said. Authorities declined to make the tape available
Monday.The death of a young black man during an arrest raised questions
about police actions. The Norfolk chapter of the NAACP has said
it will investigate. Funeral director Carlos A. Howard , who paused in
a procession passing the arrest scene, said he saw Jefferson on his
chest and stomach, his hands cuffed behind him and also attached to his
ankles, which were cuffed together. Howard has questioned whether that
affected Jefferson's breathing. [more 
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