Portions of bodycam footage from a North Carolina jail showed John Neville saying “I can’t breathe” before his death in December 2019.
John Neville/Facebook Bodycam footage from a North Carolina jail that showed a man saying “I can’t breathe” before his death was released on Wednesday. Portions of two videos of body cameras worn by officers in a North Carolina jail showed a man saying “I can’t breathe” before his December 2019 death was released on Wednesday. Nearly a dozen media outlets had requested the video to be released, including Raleigh outlet The News & Observer, the New York Times, and The Daily Beast. John Neville, a 56-year-old Black man, had suffered a medical emergency while at the Forsyth County jail. He said he couldn’t’ breathe 24 times, The News & Observer reported. At one point, an officer said Neville could breathe because he was talking. Warning: The video contains content that may be disturbing to viewers. John Neville 2John Neville 2 Subscribe to WXII on YouTube now for more: http://bit.ly/1mVq5um Get more Winston-Salem news: http://www.wxii12.com Like us: http://www.facebook.com/wxii12news Follow us: http://twitter.com/WXII Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wxii12news/2020-08-05T21:12:51Z Neville died days later in the hospital after the injuries sustained during the incident, leading to the five correction officers and one nurse involved to be fired. Ahead of the video being released on Wednesday, all six were charged with involuntary manslaughter. Neville was in jail for a pending assault charge when he fell onto the concrete floor from the top bunk.“You’re OK, you’re OK. It looks like you had a seizure,” one of the male detention officers says in the beginning of the video. When another officer claims Neville is trying to bite, they place a white, clear mask over his head.
