DA: Woman in KPD custody died of stroke, no charges to be filed

[ItsjustMe]

DA: Woman in KPD custody died of stroke, no charges to be filed

There will be no criminal charges filed against Knoxville Police Department officers involved in the arrest of Lisa Edwards, officials with the District Attorney’s office announced Tuesday.

An autopsy concluded that Edwards, who was taken into custody by KPD officers at Fort Sanders Medical Center, died of a stroke, DA officials announced.

After an investigation by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, officials concluded that Edwards had previously suffered a stroke that left her wheelchair-bound. She took a flight from a nursing home in Rhode Island on Feb. 4, during which she began complaining of abdominal pain, officials said. Upon landing in Knoxville, Edwards was reportedly taken to Blount Memorial Hospital, where she was diagnosed with constipation.

Edwards then sought additional treatment at Fort Sanders, officials said, and was discharged around 7 a.m. Feb. 5. After being discharged, Edwards reportedly refused to leave the premises, so the KPD was called. Those officers decided to arrest Edwards, officials said, and called a wagon to transport her in. When the officers were unable to load her into the wagon, they called a patrol car, according to the DA’s office.

Officers reportedly placed Edwards into the patrol car and the driver was on the way to a detention facility when the officer noticed Edward had become unresponsive. Edwards was taken by ambulance back to Fort Sanders where she was placed on life support and died, officials said.

[Ray Bruns]

1. Isn't America great?

[niyad]

2. May all involved receive everything they deserve.

[SharonAnn]

3. Ft. Sanders Hospital in Knoxville discharged her. Covenant Health system, Catholic, not-for profit

So much for their "mission".