Native American Activist Found Dead in Jail Cell After Traffic Arrest
July 26, 2015 11:08 PM Subscribe
Information from a SNCC email listserv states of Henry: "His family wants to know what or who caused their healthy, fifty-three year old loved one to die in that cell."
"Henry's arrest came one day after 39-year-old Jonathan Sanders died after a police stop in nearby Clarke County, which MBI is also investigating. Henry's death occurred one day after Bland, an African American woman, was found hanging in Texas' Waller County Jail. Authorities ruled Bland's death a suicide. Another Mississippi man, Troy Goode, died while in police custody in Southaven on July 18; Goode was white."
"Henry's arrest came one day after 39-year-old Jonathan Sanders died after a police stop in nearby Clarke County, which MBI is also investigating. Henry's death occurred one day after Bland, an African American woman, was found hanging in Texas' Waller County Jail. Authorities ruled Bland's death a suicide. Another Mississippi man, Troy Goode, died while in police custody in Southaven on July 18; Goode was white."
This post was deleted for the following reason: This is horrible, but a single link to one short news piece and another link to a general search of a newspaper for a different person who also died in police custody isn't a great post. Maybe try this again when there's more info? Let us know if you have questions. -- taz
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