Twenty-four Year Old Black Man Dies Days After Being Tased By Cops…

We have no pow­er to stop these atroc­i­ties that are vis­it­ed on peo­ple on a dai­ly basis, but we try to bring them to you in the hope that your sen­si­bil­i­ties will be shocked and that you will wake up to what is happening.

A fam­i­ly has been left heart­bro­ken and demand­ing answers while four Richmond County Sheriff’s Office mem­bers were put on admin­is­tra­tive leave fol­low­ing a tas­ing inci­dent in Augusta, Georgia. Jermaine Jones Jr., 24, was hos­pi­tal­ized after being tased and died days lat­er, Macon​.com reports. He was rid­ing in a car with his father and uncle on Oct. 12 when the vehi­cle was pulled over.
After find­ing a gun and crack pipe in the car, Jones, who was on parole, ran and was tased by an offi­cer, accord­ing to offi­cials with the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office.

“AFTER BEING TASED, MULTIPLE OFFICERS DETAINED HIM,” STATE INVESTIGATORS SAID. “THERE WAS A STRUGGLE BETWEEN OFFICERS AND JONES IN THE ATTEMPTS TO DETAIN HIM.”

While on route to the Richmond County Jail, offi­cers say Jones “expe­ri­enced symp­toms requir­ing med­ical treat­ment.” Once he was in med­ical care, Jones was list­ed in crit­i­cal con­di­tion. Just two days lat­er, on Oct. 14, Jones’ fam­i­ly says he was in a coma with seri­ous brain injuries. A doc­tor told the fam­i­ly that his brain injuries were not con­sis­tent with only being tased.

“THE ONLY MARKS HE HAD WERE IN HIS HEAD,” KEYANA GAINES, JONES’ MOTHER TOLD WJBF.

But, four days lat­er, Jones was pro­nounced dead at Augusta Medical Center. Inv. Richard Russell, Deputy Leslie Gaiter, Deputy Parker Leathers, and Deputy Christopher Brown were all placed on leave Friday. Jones’ fam­i­ly is demand­ing answers about the injuries he sus­tained to his head and brain. The Georgia Bureau of Investigations (GBI) and Richmond County Coroner’s Office are inves­ti­gat­ing. The Richmond County Sheriff’s Office has yet to release body­cam footage of the arrest. “From the time they put him in hand­cuffs to the time he was sup­posed to be trans­port­ed to Phinizy Road (jail), some­thing hap­pened to my child,” Jermain Jones Sr. said.

“I DON’T HAVE FAITH,” GAINES ADDED. “I DON’T TRUST THE SYSTEM.”

Jones is described as a “gen­tle soul” and a “great father and son.”