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Yahoo
a day ago
- Yahoo
Vietnamese ICE detainee dies in custody, prompting investigation
A Vietnamese national died while under the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement over the weekend after experiencing 'seizures, vomiting, and unresponsiveness,' immigration officials said Tuesday. Tien Xuan Phan had been detained at the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center in South Central Texas since his arrest about seven weeks ago. Phan was admitted to Otto Kaiser Memorial Hospital in Karnes County on Friday and later air-lifted to the Methodist Hospital Northeast in Live Oak, a northeastern suburb of San Antonio, for further evaluation. The 55-year-old was pronounced dead at the hospital Saturday shortly before 6 p.m. The cause of death remains under investigation, authorities said Tuesday. ICE is required to make public all reports regarding an in-custody death within 90 days. Phan was ordered removed by an immigration judge on April 2, 2012, but 'failed to leave the U.S. as ordered,' according to the agency. Enforcement and Removal Operations deportation officers arrested Phan on June 2. Officials have not disclosed whether the Vietnamese national had a criminal record. Phan is at least the ninth immigrant — and the second from Vietnam — to die in ICE custody this year, according to the agency's detainee death reporting database. Last year, 12 foreign nationals died while in ICE custody.
CTV News
6 days ago
- CTV News
Man dies in Vancouver police custody; watchdog called in
Investigators from B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office are seen in this file photo from the IIO. A man who was arrested by the Vancouver police died in custody Wednesday, according to the department and B.C.'s police watchdog. The 49-year-old man was taken from police cells to hospital around 10 a.m. after 'suffering an apparent medical emergency,' a news release from the Vancouver Police Department said. 'The man received medical attention at the jail and was transported to hospital, where he died,' the statement continued, adding that the Independent Investigations Office was notified of the 'sudden death.' The IIO, in a statement of its own, said the man was arrested around 4 a.m. the same morning and transported to the VPD jail, where he arrived around 4:30 a.m. 'The man was taken to a cell, but later found unresponsive,' the IIO said. Neither agency said what the man was arrested for. The provincial watchdog will investigate if there is any connection between police action or inaction and the man's death, which it is mandated to do whether or not there are allegations of wrongdoing. The IIO's mandate does not currently allow it to probe the actions of jail guards who are not sworn officers – but that will change later this year as a result of amendments to the province's Police Act.
CBS News
14-07-2025
- CBS News
Hollywood executive's son accused in murders of wife and in-laws dies in custody, officials say
The son of a prominent Hollywood executive who was in jail and awaiting a court hearing this week to determine if he should stand trial for allegedly killing his wife and her parents, has died in custody, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Samuel Bond Haskell was charged in 2023 with the killings of his wife Mei Haskell, 37 and her parents, 64-year-old Yanxiang Wang and 72-year-old Gaoshan Li. The 37-year-old Haskell is the son of Hollywood agent and producer Samuel Haskell. Detectives with the sheriff's department responded to the Twin Towers Correctional Facility on July 12 around 4:20 a.m. to investigate the death of Haskell. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office will determine the cause of death. Haskell, a cinematographer and producer, had pleaded not guilty earlier to murder charges, which included a special circumstance allegation of multiple murders. He faced a maximum of life in prison without the possibility of parole had he been convicted as charged. The victims lived with Haskell and the couple's three young children in their Tarzana home and were last seen around Nov. 6, 2023. Haskell had allegedly hired four day laborers on Nov. 7 to remove several heavy black plastic trash bags from his home. One of the workers opened one of the bags and called 911 after allegedly seeing body parts, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office. Haskell was arrested the following day after someone rummaging through a dumpster in Encino came across a body part and called police. Haskell was apparently caught on video dumping the trash bags from the back of his Tesla into the dumpster. The dismembered body parts were positively identified as Mei Haskell's remains, with the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner listing her cause of death as "deferred." No other information surrounding Haskell's jail death was available at this time.
CTV News
10-07-2025
- CTV News
Nathaniel Schofield's mother marks one year since his death in OPP custody
The mother of a man who died in OPP custody has filed a new formal complaint. CTV's Hannah Schmidt explains why. Nathaniel Schofield died one year ago while in the custody of Ontario Provincial Police and his mother, Faye Dzikewich, is still fighting for answers. On Thursday, the anniversary of his passing, Dzikewich left a stuffed bear and a sign outside the OPP detachment in Rockwood where her son spent his last hours. 'In loving memory of Nathaniel Schofield,' the sign said. 'He could've been saved! His life mattered. One year ago today. R.I.P.' Nathaniel Schofield Nathaniel Schofield in an undated photograph. (Source: Faye Dzikewich) She ended by thanking firefighters and paramedics in Rockwood. Schofield, 36, was arrested in connection to a domestic violence incident on July 9, 2024. A report from the Special Investigations Unit, released last March, said he became ill while in custody and died the following the morning. An autopsy determined he overdosed on fentanyl and methamphetamines, while cocaine was also found in his system. south wellington opp The South Wellington OPP facility in Rockwood Ont. on July 11, 2024. (Colton Wiens/CTV News) The morning Schofield died, Dzikewich was sitting in the courthouse waiting for her son's arrival. She said she waited hours before learning what had happened. Dzikewich does not believe drugs caused his death. She filed a formal complaint with Ontario's Law Enforcement Complaint Agency (LECA) after investigators with the SIU showed her a video of her son's last moments. Dzikewich felt the officers responsible for Schofield's care were 'neglectful' and 'discreditable.' The SIU cleared the officers and guards of any wrongdoing in their April 2025 report. LECA has not yet made a decision on Dzikewich's complaint. Faye Dzikewich, Nathaniel Schofield's mother Faye Dzikewich, Nathaniel Schofield's mother, posed for a photo on June 17, 2025. (Hannah Schmidt/CTV News) Reflecting on tragedy Dzikewich, meanwhile, continues to push for answers. 'Justice needs to be served,' she wrote to CTV News on Thursday. 'The OPP are fully trained in first aid. That, I feel, definitely would've saved him.' Schofield, she added, is still 'dearly missed' by his six children, loved ones and friends. Nathaniel Schofield Nathaniel Schofield in an undated photograph. (Source: Faye Dzikewich) 'He was a very calm, loving father and son, with a smile that lit up a room. I'd like others in similar situations to contact me. I want to keep standing up for justice and changes going forward.' Dzikewich said she will not stop until officials take accountability. 'The big blue wall of silence needs to be broken,' she wrote. CTV News reached out to OPP on June 17 for comment on the LECA complaint. They said it would be inappropriate to comment on the matter until a decision was made.
CBS News
07-07-2025
- CBS News
18-year-old woman dies while in NYPD custody in the Bronx. Here's what we know.
Mother desperate for answers after teen daughter dies while in NYPD custody Mother desperate for answers after teen daughter dies while in NYPD custody Mother desperate for answers after teen daughter dies while in NYPD custody A Bronx mother is desperate for answers after her teenage daughter mysteriously died while in NYPD custody over the July 4 holiday weekend. An internal investigation is underway. Tragedy unfolds hours after a happy family gathering Saniyah Cheatham, an 18-year-old Bronx Community College student who loved music and dancing, was joking around Friday at a family cookout in Crotona Park, her mother said. "We [were] hanging out, having a good time. 'Mommy, I love you,' giving me a kiss," Thomasina Cheatham said. But just hours later, Thomasina Cheatham says she got a call that her daughter was found unresponsive in a jail cell at the NYPD's 41st Precinct in the Bronx, after she and a friend were arrested earlier for fighting. "And now to wake up that she's no longer here with us, it's really sickening. I haven't slept. I haven't ate since Saturday. I'm sorry," Thomasina Cheatham said, wiping away tears. There are many more questions than answers The NYPD told CBS News New York in a statement that at around 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, police requested EMS for an 18-year-old unconscious female prisoner, adding multiple officers performed CPR while awaiting EMS response. EMS transported the female prisoner to Lincoln Hospital, where she was pronounced dead by hospital staff. The department said its Force Investigation Division is investigating. But there are still so many unanswered questions about what happened in that jail cell, including one Thomasina Cheatham wants answered more than any other: How did her daughter stop breathing? "She's very healthy. What was the medical emergency?" she said. "How could that happen in a precinct? Was anybody watching her? Was she calling out for help?" Saniyah Cheatham's mother said she hopes access to police surveillance and body camera video will offer clues about what happened. "The cameras should show exactly what happened," Thomasina Cheatham said. As will the medical examiner's report, which hasn't yet been released. "Yes, I'm praying that it does. I'm really praying. This is very heartbreaking to me and my family. That was my only princess. I have four boys and one girl. And we just ... we just [are] really heartbroken right now," Thomasina Cheatham said.
