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Kansas deputy charged with murder knelt on inmate for 1 minute and 26 seconds

Deputy Richard Fatherly faces charges after kneeling on inmate Charles Adair for 86 seconds, causing mechanical asphyxia and death, court records show.

  • A Kansas sheriff's deputy, Richard Fatherly, has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of inmate Charles Adair, who died after Fatherly knelt on his back for one minute and 26 seconds.
  • Charles Adair had a severe leg infection that complicated his medical condition before he died, as indicated by court records.
  • The autopsy ruled Adair's death as a homicide from complications of mechanical asphyxia, indicating that his breathing was obstructed.
  • Civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Harry Daniels represent Adair's family and demand the release of video evidence, comparing it to the George Floyd incident.
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Kansas deputy charged with murder knelt on inmate for 1 minute and 26 seconds

Court records show that a white Kansas sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the death of a Black jail inmate shoved his knee into the cuffed man’s back for 86 seconds after he was wheeled back to his cell from the infirmary.

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