Fatal Encounters

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David Glen Ward

Name: David Glen Ward
Age: 52
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 11/27/2019
Location: Sutton Road
Bloomfield, California, 94952
County: Sonoma
Agency: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office, Sebastopol Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: David Glen Ward apparently fled a police stop in a car he'd previously reported stolen. When police stopped him, they strangled and restrained him, killing him. Deputy Charles Blount, 61, was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter.
Unique ID: 27121

News article: Link






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