Robert W. "Robbie" Kenkel
Name: Robert W. "Robbie" Kenkel
Age: 38
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 06/22/2015
Location: Westbrook Drive
O'Fallon, Missouri, 63366
County: St. Charles
Agency: O'Fallon Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Kenkel was standing in the middle of Westbrook Drive yelling for someone to call the police. When police arrived, they met with the Kenkel's mother, who said her son was acting paranoid. Officers met with Kenkel, and he was having hallucinations, exhibiting signs of manic behavior and at times speaking incoherently. He agreed to go to the hospital for an evaluation and when medics came to transport him, he voluntarily got into the ambulance. But shortly thereafter, he jumped out. Officers found Kenkel. They ordered him to the ground, and he complied but he began to fight as they tried to handcuff him. He died while he was being subdued or calmed down.
Unique ID: 16262
News article: Link
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