A twenty-six-year-old man with Down syndrome died while in the custody of Frederick County sheriff’s deputies. Because those deputies are employed by the state, the family bringing the wrongful death action has added Maryland as a defendant in the action.
The man died of asphyxia in January when three deputies, who were moonlighting as mall security officers, tried to remove him from a movie theater. The victim’s family alleges that due to his mental disability he could not appreciate what was going on and the officers should have recognized this and treated the situation with more careful approach. They mistook his fear and his behavior for resistance. It had been reported that the man was in the Frederick theater without having purchased a ticket for the movie.
The bereaved family has also named Regal Cinemas Inc. and Hill Management Services Inc. along with the three deputies as defendants in the complaint.
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