Johnathan Reed Binkley
Name: Johnathan Reed Binkley
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 07/27/2019
Location: 5300 block Brownlow Road
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37938
County: Knox
Agency: Knox County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Johnathan R. Binkley, driving with a female passenger, led deputies on a chase through Halls that ended in a vacant lot when his vehicle became stuck on a stump. Deputies pulled Binkley through the window of his vehicle and brought him to the ground. They put the bleeding man face-down in gravel and dirt and handcuffed him behind his back. Deputies kneed him, dragged him on the ground and tried to get him to stand up. Binkley groaned in pain, according to a lawsuit. Deputies then hogtied him with restraints. A deputy allegedly "dropped his knee down" on Binkley, making it harder for him to breathe. Binkley was killed by the deputies during the arrest.
Unique ID: 29805
News article: Link
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