Herman Rochan Caroll aka Herman Rochan Barnes

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

According to Houston Chronicle, a deputy confronted Carroll, suspecting that he was trying to break into a mailbox. Carroll ran into his sister's residence. According to neighbors, he asked the deputy to go away. As many as eight deputies entered the residence, closed the door, then beat Carroll and shot him up to 28 times with stun guns. Carroll died. Deputy George Wesley Ellington, who gave Carroll 23 of those jolts, was later convicted of extortion when he admitted to protecting a possible ecstasy dealer in exchange for money. Note: Though Carroll was mentally ill, it is unclear whether deputies knew about his mental issues.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Herman Rochan Caroll aka Herman Rochan Barnes, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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