CLEVELAND — Body camera video of a 39-year-old woman who died in jail custody in May was released on Monday.
We'll have more on this story on News 5 at 5.
Tasha Grant was being held in the Cuyahoga County Jail on vandalism and aggravated menacing charges. Records showed she was taken to MetroHealth Hospital on May 2 for chest pains, where three days later, she became agitated and had to be restrained.
Grant was a double leg amputee, and according to a hospital police report, she got out of bed and tried to leave her room.
She is heard on camera, upset and telling people not to touch her. Grant told an officer, "let's go," and made her way toward the bed.
Officers attempted to pick Grant up and put her on the bed. In the police report, officers wrote that medical staff then "medicated her in the arm."
Grant is heard saying "I can't breathe" as many as 10 times, and continues to refuse to get into bed.
Officers finally cuff her to the bed, and she seems to calm down.
That clip ended.
About 15 minutes later, another body camera clip begins with a frantic caregiver trying to perform CPR.
According to the autopsy, 13 minutes after the restraint, Grant went into cardiac arrest and died.
Her cause of death was listed as physical restraint in the setting of congestive heart failure.
In September, News 5's Scott Noll reported that Grant's death was ruled a homicide:
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A special prosecutor has been appointed and will determine any criminal wrongdoing.
The family's attorneys released the following statement on their behalf:
"On behalf of the family of Tasha Grant, we were all saddened to see first-hand video of Ms. Grant's tragic and completely unnecessary death.
Ms. Grant was experiencing health issues at the time of her incarceration at the Cuyahoga County Corrections Center May 2 which necessitated her transfer to the MetroHealth Medical Center for treatment.
While there, Ms. Grant experienced a mental health crisis but rather than treat her with compassion and professionalism, officers physically restrained her ultimately causing respiratory issues that resulted in her passing May 5.
Ms. Grant's family wonders why officers felt the need to physically restrain Ms. Grant, a double-leg amputee. The callousness exhibited by the MetroHealth officers and deputy who responded to the call for assistance is truly shocking.
Ms. Grant's loved ones are working tirelessly to ensure that this kind of tragedy doesn't happen to another family.
We will not stop in our quest for justice for Ms. Grant."
