Autopsy shows man who died in police custody was high on cocaine

The medical examiner has released a report on the death of a 26-year-old man who died in police custody. Kenny Jefferson died in August, following his arrest on Chesapeake Boulevard, where he was punching out car windows. Officers tied his wrists and ankles together while subduing him. Minutes later, Jefferson stopped breathing. The autopsy showed that Jefferson was high on cocaine, and that caused his heart to stop beating. The report indicates police officers played no role in his death. The final report determined Jefferson's cause of death to be Cardiac Arrhythmia due to Acute Agitated Cocaine Delirium. The report indicates that neither positional asphyxia nor the use of pepper spray were contributing factors in Jefferson's death. [more ]