James Lebomski

He was in the process of doing a strip search before entering the prison. He was trying to get him to put his clothing back on.

He was in the process of doing a strip search before entering the prison. He was trying to get him to put his clothing back on.

Ishmael was having some difficulty understanding the sergeant who was giving him orders for the time.

Ishmael was having some difficulty understanding the sergeant who was giving him orders for the time.

Ishmael enters the shower and starts to shower. And the sergeant tells him multiple times, look, you can't shower now. You need to get out. You have an opportunity to shower later. You need to get out. and Ishmael refused.

Ishmael enters the shower and starts to shower. And the sergeant tells him multiple times, look, you can't shower now. You need to get out. You have an opportunity to shower later. You need to get out. and Ishmael refused.

They're working on trying to secure Ishmael, which was difficult because you have somebody who is wet and soapy, right? And Ishmael had been sprayed, so he's now saying that he's having a difficult time breathing.

They're working on trying to secure Ishmael, which was difficult because you have somebody who is wet and soapy, right? And Ishmael had been sprayed, so he's now saying that he's having a difficult time breathing.

And that's what he was doing. So as he's doing that, somebody said, told him to stop spitting.

And that's what he was doing. So as he's doing that, somebody said, told him to stop spitting.

Which looks like a cheesecloth style hood. So if anybody spits... The spit won't actually go through the little tiny holes, but it has a bunch of little holes in it, so it's supposed to allow you to breathe. In theory.

Which looks like a cheesecloth style hood. So if anybody spits... The spit won't actually go through the little tiny holes, but it has a bunch of little holes in it, so it's supposed to allow you to breathe. In theory.

And during all of this, there were multiple times when Ishmael was saying he can't breathe.

And during all of this, there were multiple times when Ishmael was saying he can't breathe.

Some of the comments coming back from the supervisor was, well, if you're talking, you're breathing. So just keep breathing, which isn't part of the policy and also isn't necessarily correct. Then a couple of the staff members wheel him back in the chair into one of the holding cells that are in the booking area. And they tell medical that it's now time for them to come in and check him.

Some of the comments coming back from the supervisor was, well, if you're talking, you're breathing. So just keep breathing, which isn't part of the policy and also isn't necessarily correct. Then a couple of the staff members wheel him back in the chair into one of the holding cells that are in the booking area. And they tell medical that it's now time for them to come in and check him.

They checked the handcuffs. They kind of checked his fingers. There wasn't any kind of communication at all. And then he left. James didn't train the medical staff.

They checked the handcuffs. They kind of checked his fingers. There wasn't any kind of communication at all. And then he left. James didn't train the medical staff.

He looked exhausted. His head was hunched over a little bit, and he could tell that he was having a difficult time breathing. I do remember that it became less frequent, and he just looked defeated. So it went from saying, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, to just not saying anything.

He looked exhausted. His head was hunched over a little bit, and he could tell that he was having a difficult time breathing. I do remember that it became less frequent, and he just looked defeated. So it went from saying, I can't breathe, I can't breathe, to just not saying anything.