Guards at Walker County Jail—a facility at the center of recent claims that an inmate died of hypothermia—were already facing another suit over allegations they assaulted a teenager five years ago, strapped him into a restraint chair and left him outside.
Guards inside in the Walker County Jail, a north Alabama facility at the center of recent claims that an inmate died of hypothermia, were already facing a separate suit over allegations they assaulted a teenager five years ago, strapped him into a restraint chair and left him outside in only his underwear.
Attorneys for the jail and the guards tell a different story. They say Gilbert was aggressive and their use of force was necessary. Attorneys for both sides did not comment for this story. Circuit Judge Doug Farris dismissed Walker County from the lawsuit in January. The attorneys for the guards told the court they plan to argue to dismiss the case, but right now both sides are still collecting evidence.restraint chairs have been involved in controversial court cases involving inmate deaths and injuries in recent years.
According to Gilbert’s suit against the jail, another inmate’s toilet was overflowing and he called for help by pressing an intercom button. Officer Jason Mechalske responded and got into an argument with that man, Brandon Williams. In a footnote, the motion called Gilbert’s suit frivolous and stated that if the case goes to trial, the defendants will show that Gilbert became aggressive and threatened Lt. Hannah, forcing him to use his baton. They also say that when Mechalske came to help, Gilbert was aggressive, and the officers decided to put him in a restraint chair.“Hannah got mad and told Gilbert to come out.
In a third lawsuit involving the Walker County Jail and a second involving a restraint chair, a former inmate, now deceased, sued the jail, serving as his own attorney, alleging he was denied mental health treatment, assaulted and left, sitting in his urine, in a restraint chair.
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