Joseph Slater
Name: Joseph Slater
Age: 28
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 04/15/2015
Location: 27700 Base Line Avenue
Highland, California, 92346
County: San Bernardino
Agency: San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Deputies responded to a report of a man damaging property a gas station. They pepper-sprayed him at least once, and he allegedly tried to escape. They finally got him under control after "force was used to overcome his resistance" and got the subject in the patrol car when the man had a medical emergency and became unresponsive. He died soon after at the hospital.
Unique ID: 15981
News article: Link
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