2 White Canton Cops Charged w/Reckless Homicide (face only 3 yrs jail) for Murdering Frank Tyson. Cops Held Handcuffed Black Man Face Down and Sat on His Neck, Smothering and Torturing Him to Death

From [HERE] Two white police officers in Canton, Ohio, were indicted on charges of reckless homicide in the death of Frank Tyson, a Black man who was restrained by police in April, Stark County prosecutor Kyle L. Stone said on Saturday.

Officers Camden Burch and Beau Schoenegge were booked into the Stark County Jail on Friday, according to CNN affiliate WOIO.

Stone said the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation completed its investigation of Tyson’s death and delivered the results to the prosecutor’s office, and Stone then presented the case to a grand jury last week.

Reckless homicide is a third-degree felony and is punishable by up to 36 months in prison.

The arrests come more than six months after Tyson, 53, died following an April 18 police encounter during which he repeatedly pleaded, “I can’t breathe.”

The incident began after Tyson crashed a vehicle into a utility pole and fled to a nearby veteran’s hall, according to a news release from the Canton Police Department.

Police body-camera footage shows the officers approaching Tyson, who shouted to call the sheriff and said “They’re trying to kill me.” Officers forced Tyson to the ground and put him in handcuffs, and an officer placed his knee on or near Tyson’s neck while he was on his stomach, according to bodycam video of the interaction.

“I can’t breathe,” Tyson said repeatedly.

“You’re fine,” one officer responded. “Shut the f**k up.”

Five minutes after he stopped speaking, the officers realized he was unresponsive, the video shows. The officers administered several doses of Narcan, the medication to reverse opioid overdoses, and administered CPR, the video shows. Tyson was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

In August, Stark County Coroner’s Office Chief Investigator Harry Campbell ruled Tyson’s death a homicide, according to WOIO. The preliminary autopsy also listed contributing causes of acute intoxication by cocaine and alcohol and cardiopulmonary arrest, WOIO reported.

The police incident report on the death included sparse details, saying only, “Suspect crashed a vehicle, fled from officers, and resisted being placed into custody.”

The two white officers initially were placed on administrative leave.