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Marcus Dewayne Slade
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Gender
Male
Age
32 yrs
Nationality
United States
Marital Status
Unknown
Date of Death
01/04/2013
Location
E. Houston St. and Scoggins St. Marshall TX 75670 Harrison
Cause of Death
Less-than-lethal force
Naked, calling out "Kryptonite, Kryptonite" in the street as police arrived according to one witness, Marcus Dewayne Slade was arrested on disorderly conduct charges. In a physical struggle with officers he was tasered. The same witness saw Slade collapse to the pavement. Taken to jail, he was dead within an hour. A wrongful death suit filed by the family went nowhere. Autopsy showed that Slade died from a PCP overdose.
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Alleged Responsible Party
Marshall Police Department
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