Indianapolis police officers are acquitted in the 2022 death of a man at his parents’ home
Associated PressINDIANAPOLIS — Two Indianapolis police officers were acquitted of manslaughter and other charges Friday in the death of a man after officers shocked him with a Taser and restrained him face down while handcuffing him. Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a statement after the verdicts were handed down that he was “heartbroken” for Whitfield’s family. Daniel Cicchini, the chief trial deputy for the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, said in his opening statement on Dec. 2 that the two officers acted “recklessly” by restraining Whitfield face down longer than necessary. “When they kept him in that position, they did so recklessly.” He said the officers’ actions left Whitfield “unable to breathe.” “In April 2022, Herman Jr. and Gladys Whitfield reached out for help, hoping that the police would protect their son in a moment of desperate need and the result of what ensued was a tragedy,” Mears, the prosecutor, said in his statement Friday. A lawsuit filed by Whitfield’s family against the city of Indianapolis and six police officers, including Ahmad, Sanchez and Clark, states that Whitfield “died because of the force used against him” and calls the force used against him “unreasonable and excessive.” “Mr.
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