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Leslie Vaughn Prater
United States · Aged 37 · Died 01/02/2004
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Less-than-lethal force
Eight local officers approached the naked and emotionally disturbed Prater, pepper-spraying and physically wrestling him to the ground. His death was first reported as due to positional asphyxia, then to "excited delirium". His family reached a $1.5M settlement with the city that also mandated better police training and a review of policies.
Alleged responsible partyChattanooga Police DepartmentReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.
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