San Jose jail death: 3 officers arrested on suspicion of murder
Source: San Jose Mercury News
Full headline, too long for DU: San Jose jail death: 3 officers arrested on suspicion of murder, Santa Clara County sheriff's office says
In a move with no known precedent in its 165-year history, the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office is recommending murder charges against three correctional officers in the death of an inmate last week at the main jail, accusing them of viciously beating the man and admitting to using force only after the man was found lifeless in his cell.
Correctional officers Matthew Farris, Jereh Lubrin and Rafael Rodriguez, all of whom have been at their jobs for no more than three years, were arrested Thursday morning and are being held without bail. They work under the Sheriff's Office but are not fully sworn deputies, and are represented by a separate union.
... Sheriff Laurie Smith is expected to make a statement about the arrests later Thursday.
Michael James Tyree, a 31-year-old man in protective custody died Aug. 27 while waiting to be transferred to a mental-health facility, three days after he appeared in a special mental-health court where he pleaded no contest to petty theft.
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