Christopher Eric Augustin

Less-than-lethal force

Paul Walters, 46, called 911 to report that Augustin was delusional and holding people against their will in an apartment. Police arrived and found him naked. They report that when he failed to obey commands and became combative, they wrestled him onto a bed and handcuffed him. Because he continued to kick, they used a maximum restraint cord (waist and ankles). They report that he went unconscious moments later, and that he could not be revived. Coroner ruled cause of death as methamphetamine overdose.