Bobby Barrick

On March 13 of last year, Bobby, 45, was found bound and beaten up at a local store in Eagletown, Okla., according to the complaint obtained by PEOPLE. Bobby had allegedly broken a door at the store and climbed on a vehicle that evening.

After authorities found Bobby tied up, the complaint alleges that they handcuffed him and used unnecessary force to detain him. Authorities also allegedly turned off their body cameras once things got physical between them and Bobby, the complaint states.

Authorities and EMS allegedly provided differing accounts as to what transpired that evening. A part-time EMT and firefighter stated that Bobby yelled, “They’re trying to kill me” as officers tried to remove him from a patrol vehicle, the complaint states.

The complaint also claims officers tased Bobby multiple times while he was handcuffed, then pulled him out of the vehicle by his feet, “causing him to fall face down on the parking lot.”

After Bobby was handcuffed, authorities laid on top of him for an unspecified amount of time, and according to the complaint, while doing so, they restricted his breathing as his face was forced in the ground. While this was going on, Bobby said, “Please don’t kill me,” the complaint states.

While multiple law enforcement officials were allegedly laying on top of Bobby, an EMT checked for a pulse and didn’t find one. Subsequently, Bobby had a seizure, the complaint states. He was transported to a hospital, placed on a ventilator and died five days later.

Source: Grieving Wife Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Okla. Sheriff’s Office at Center of Racist Recording (msn.com)

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