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Lesa Ann Surratt
United States · Aged 51 · Died 08/20/2013
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Lesa Ann Surratt allegedly swallowed a bag of cocaine during a traffic stop. Two officers used pressure point techniques to force Surratt to open her mouth. When Surratt was removed from the other, she was unresponsive. She died later in the hospital. An autopsy found her brain had gone seven minutes without oxygen.
Alleged responsible partySherman Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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