McHENRY, Ill. – Vernon L. Brooks Jr. was distraught. Forced into a chair in a jail cell with a black mesh hood over his head, he panicked as he felt officers tighten straps like tourniquets around his ...

ACCOUNTABLE. KMBC NINE INVESTIGATES. TONIGHT WE HAVE AN UPDATE TO OUR NATIONWIDE RESTRAINED INVESTIGATION. FAMILY MEMBERS CONTINUE TO GRIEVE AFTER THE DEATH OF A 74 YEAR OLD MAN WHO SPENT MORE THAN ...

FOLLOW DEVELOPMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RECALL ARGUMENT. TONIGHT, WE CONTINUE A NATIONWIDE KMBC NINE NEWS INVESTIGATION THAT IS GETTING RESULTS. WE’RE LOOKING AT THE MISUSE OF RESTRAINTS INSIDE ...

Missouri’s second-largest county will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the parents of a 21-year-old man with mental health concerns who, according to a lawsuit, screamed “I can’t breathe” as he was ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the parents of a 21-year-old man with mental health concerns who, according to a lawsuit, screamed “I can’t breathe” as he was ...

A 44-year-old Richmond man died days after being tased approximately 40 times at the Madison County Detention Center, ...

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — Earlier this week, a Monroe County grand jury indicted seven people in the death of 74-year-old Lester Isbill. Following those presentments, District Attorney Stephen Hatchett ...

An Ames woman was charged with assault on a peace officer after she allegedly pulled her left arm out of a restraint chair strap and struck a deputy in the face. According to court documents, ...

MADISONVILLE, Tenn. — Bodycam, 911 recordings, incident reports and cruiser, jail surveillance and cellphone video capture the last tormented hours of Lester Isbill’s life. WBIR has gathered the ...

Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill speaks at a candidate forum in Rex, Ga., on Aug. 16, 2012. (Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, File) ATLANTA (CN) — An Atlanta-area sheriff ...

A Georgia sheriff has been indicted on federal civil rights charges, including charges that he approved a policy to use chair restraints. Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill faces four charges that he ...