Pedro Fernandez
Name: Pedro Fernandez
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Race: Hispanic/Latino
Date: 06/28/2004
Location:
Dallas, Texas,
County: Dallas
Agency: Dallas Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Six or seven officers responding to a domestic violence call subdued Fernandez, killing him. A medical examiner ruled that restraint asphyxiation, cocaine, methamphetamine, and Fernandez's obesity were all contributing factors in the death. After reading the examiner's report, Chief David Kunkle put Senior Corporal Michael Pottorff, and Officers Glenn Thompson, Brandi Kramer, Julio Ortiz, Benustiano Avila, Randall Presley and Chad Smith on desk duty until they were cleared by a grand jury. Chief Kunkle later fielded controversy about whether he had hurt their reputations by doing so.
Unique ID: 3481
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