Fatal Encounters

A step toward creating an impartial, comprehensive and searchable national database of people killed during interactions with police

Nathan Paul Sanderson

Name: Nathan Paul Sanderson
Age: 53
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 09/21/2008
Location: 1980 Felicita Rd.
Escondido, California, 92025
County: San Diego
Agency: Escondido Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Nathan Paul Sanderson reportedly fell into a coma and died four days after officers Jeffrey Dodds and Guy Yost restrained him on the ground while trying to arrest him for "agitated and bizarre behavior" and suspected drug intoxication.
Unique ID: 7511

News article: Link






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