Roger D. Owensby Jr.
Name: Roger D. Owensby Jr.
Age: 29
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 11/07/2000
Location: Langdon Farm Road and Seymour Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45212
County: Hamilton
Agency: Cincinnati Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Roger Owensby, Jr. Owensby, 29, died after a foot chase and struggle with police at a Roselawn gas station.The death certificate sited cause of death: homicide, caused by asphyxiation. He had been handcuffed, maced & died in a police cruiser. U.S. District Judge found officers failed to provide Owensby with medical treatment. There was a $6.5 million settlement to his estate.
Unique ID: 577
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