4 Georgia Deputies Placed on Leave After Black Man Dies a Week After His Arrest

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By Rachel Pilgrim, The Root

Jermaine Jones Jr. was taken to the hospital by officers after what they call a “brief struggle.” Jones spent one week in a coma and died on Oct. 18.

…Jones’ uncle, who was driving and owned the car, allowed the officers to search the vehicle. A police dog that came with one of the deputies smelled narcotics. The three men were ordered out of the car and a 9mm Glock 26 handgun and crack pipe were found in the backseat where Jones was sitting.

Jones, who was on probation for a previous crime, ran.

…“They started swinging on him, hitting him, hitting his body parts in the head and stuff,” Jermaine Jones Sr. told WXFG. “He wasn’t resisting. They was all on his stomach. He said he couldn’t breathe.” When he last saw his son, Jones was being ushered into a police car. He was conscious and talking…

The 24-year-old had extensive brain injuries and was in critical condition when he arrived. The doctors placed him in a medically induced coma, but his family would never hear him talk again.

Jones died at 2:08 p.m. on Monday at Augusta University Medical Center.

Now the four deputies have been placed on leave pending an investigation into Jones’ arrest and death.

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