Action: Coroner won't investigate death of autistic man who was held down by 2 cops and a caretaker at group home

(LEXINGTON, KY)

The Fayette County coroner’s office will not conduct an investigation into the death of a 21-year-old autistic man in police custody.

Roland Campbell, who was severely autistic and could not speak, stopped breathing April 18 while being held down by two Lexington police officers and a caretaker at a group home owned by Adult Day Care Inc. of Lexington.

The cause of death was acute cardiorespiratory failure, a type of heart failure, according to an autopsy performed by the state’s associate chief medical examiner. The manner of death — whether the death was an accident, suicide, homicide or from natural causes — is listed as undetermined pending investigation into the events leading up to it.

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EDITOR’S NOTE: This situation needs to be investigated by an outside agency. Remember the Florida case where a young man “in custody” also died after being held down by juvenile home authorities.

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