Four Tennessee police officers are being investigated for their treatment of a woman whose pleas for help they repeatedly ignored as they accused her of faking illness after she was discharged from a hospital.
The Knox County District Attorney's office announced on Monday that it would not press criminal charges after an autopsy determined that 60-year-old Lisa Edwards died of a stroke and that “at no time did law enforcement interaction cause or contribute to Ms. Edwards’ death.”showing officers accusing Edwards of faking mobility and breathing problems and ignoring her repeated pleas for help.
Edwards tells them she can't breathe, she needs help sitting up, and that she's going to have a stroke. At one point, she tells them, “I'm gonna die." Throughout her interaction with police, Edwards repeatedly tells the officers that she can't breathe and needs help sitting up. Her breathing is heavy and her words are slurred.She asks for her inhaler over and over again, but officers cannot locate it for several minutes. When they finally find it and give it to her, Wardlaw decides she isn't using it correctly and takes it away again.
There is an indication in the video that officers may be aware Edwards could be in real distress. When they suggest putting her in the back of the van, the driver balks. Video from inside the police car shows Edwards trying to pull herself upright repeatedly, but eventually she slumps out of sight. Several minutes later Distasio performs a traffic stop on another vehicle. When he opens the rear door, Edwards is unresponsive. He calls dispatch for an ambulance, telling them, “I don't know if she's faking it or what, but she's not answering me.
She was discharged in stable condition, but she showed up at the Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center at about 1 a.m. on February 5. She was was discharged about six hours later, according to the autopsy.
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