On December 24, 2011 Michael Calvert Jr. of Indianapolis, IN was arrested for assaulting a police officer. Police first told his mother he got into an argument with someone and when an arrest was attempted, he resisted. Eye witnesses stated 8 police offcers spent nearly two hours trying to subdue him. During this time he was maced and tazed. Michael is 5'8'' and 160lbs. He is not a huge guy. The mugshot of when Michael arrived at the station shows severe bruising on both sides of his face. A large scrape on his forehead and a broken nose. The first news report delivered on Monday Dec 26, 2011 states no mention as to why he was arrested only saying that he violently attacked police officers.
While in jail Michael refused medical attention and resisted more. Michael has a mental illness of Schizophrenia and goes into a panic when suppressed or confined. He has had previous incidents with police so he is known in his area by the police patrolling. It is on his police record of his illness. Instead of transporting Michael to a hospital, they took him to the county lock up. He was beaten so badly that when transported to the hospital on Dec 26, 2011, he arrived unresponsive. He was considered brain dead and his mother had to decide to pull the plug on his respirator and machines. This means that Michael died IN POLICE CUSTODY from injuries they inflicted. The news reports make Michael out to be a violent person who attacked someone, this is not true. Michael never carried a weapon, he would never hurt anyone. He routinely checks on and helps homeless people, he has always been good with kids and always helping other people.
A lot of people are saying "well he attacked police"
Does that give them the right to injure someone so severely they arrive at the hospital brain dead?
Shouldn't he have been transported to a hospital once finding out he had a mental condition?
Why is there no author or references to the news report?
Report on when he was sent to hospital:
Jail: Violent inmate sent to hospital
Report after he died in police custody:
Inmate dies in hospital after attack
While in jail Michael refused medical attention and resisted more. Michael has a mental illness of Schizophrenia and goes into a panic when suppressed or confined. He has had previous incidents with police so he is known in his area by the police patrolling. It is on his police record of his illness. Instead of transporting Michael to a hospital, they took him to the county lock up. He was beaten so badly that when transported to the hospital on Dec 26, 2011, he arrived unresponsive. He was considered brain dead and his mother had to decide to pull the plug on his respirator and machines. This means that Michael died IN POLICE CUSTODY from injuries they inflicted. The news reports make Michael out to be a violent person who attacked someone, this is not true. Michael never carried a weapon, he would never hurt anyone. He routinely checks on and helps homeless people, he has always been good with kids and always helping other people.
A lot of people are saying "well he attacked police"
Does that give them the right to injure someone so severely they arrive at the hospital brain dead?
Shouldn't he have been transported to a hospital once finding out he had a mental condition?
Why is there no author or references to the news report?
Report on when he was sent to hospital:
Jail: Violent inmate sent to hospital
Report after he died in police custody:
Inmate dies in hospital after attack
