Sabin Marcus Jones

How they died

Less-than-lethal force

A relative of Sabin Jones signed an emergency custody order for law enforcement to take him into custody and transport him to the hospital. The relative says he had not taken medicine for his mental illness for about a month. Jones refused to get out of his car at the E-Z Stop gas station, after officers tracked him down. Officers broke two car windows to pull Jones, who weighed about 145 pounds, from the car. Jones advanced upon the officers and a struggle ensued. Officers drew their guns. A relative said she yelled to the officers that Jones was sick, and not to Taser him. She says Jones was tasered three times and then appeared to have a seizure-like episode and died.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Sabin Marcus Jones, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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