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Baitball Blogger

(46,737 posts) Wed Nov 18, 2015, 01:39 PM Nov 2015

Police dog bites led to inmate's death, autopsy says

A 22-year-old Orange County Jail inmate died because of infections resulting from Orlando police dog bites he received during an August arrest, an autopsy released Wednesday says.

Max Gracia's death was ruled a homicide, though that doesn't mean there will be charges.

He was arrested Aug. 6.

He was bitten by a police dog while resisting arrest, receiving multiple penetrating dog bite injuries to the left thigh and leg, the autopsy said.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/breaking-news/os-max-gracia-autopsy-police-dog-bite-20151118-story.html

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Police dog bites led to inmate's death, autopsy says (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Nov 2015 OP

If you read the article... NV Whino Nov 2015 #1

The medical charts will tell the full story. Baitball Blogger Nov 2015 #2

Well, one of the nurses quit. NV Whino Nov 2015 #3

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

1. If you read the article...

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 02:48 PM

Nov 2015

He "hid" in a lake for a length of time. The bites, creating open wounds, were undoubtedly a contributing factor allowing bacteria to infect the wounds.

Baitball Blogger

(46,737 posts)

2. The medical charts will tell the full story.

Reply to NV Whino (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 02:54 PM

Nov 2015

If they didn't give him anti-biotics and clean the wounds, well, they may have a civil case on their hands.

NV Whino

(20,886 posts)

3. Well, one of the nurses quit.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 06:19 PM

Nov 2015

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