Controversial death of another black man in Cincinnati police custody puts city in national spotlight.(National Report)

From: Jet | Date: December 22, 2003 | Copyright information

Once again the death of a Black man in Cincinnati during a police confrontation has brought national scrutiny to a city rife with racial tensions and distrust.

This time it was the death of Nathaniel Jones, a 350-pound man who collapsed as he was tackled and clubbed by at least five police officers who, in a videotaped beating, jabbed or beat him with nightsticks at least a dozen times over several minutes until he was handcuffed. The videotape showed Jones lunged and swung at the police.

Since 1995 18 Black men have died under similar circumstances in the custody of ...

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