Anthony L. Campbell

Less-than-lethal force

Anthony L. Campbell suffocated after allegedly swallowing a bag of cocaine during a struggle with police. According to police, officers were checking the parking lot of the Plaza Inn Hotel for suspicious activity when they saw Campbell outside the motel shortly after 2 a.m. A fight allegedly ensued, and Campbell pulled a plastic bag from his pocket, put it in his mouth and refused to spit it out. Campbell began having trouble breathing and died at a hospital.