Sterling Higgins
Name: Sterling Higgins
Age: 37
Gender: Male
Race: African-American/Black
Date: 03/25/2019
Location: 1 Law Ln
Union City, Tennessee, 38261
County: Obion
Agency: Obion County Sheriff's Office
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Sterling Higgins called police twice saying people were trying to kill him and steal his money. Police found him hiding in a cooler in a convenience store. They took him to jail where there were fights with deputies. He was eventually restrained and left alone in a cell, where he died. He was not booked.
Unique ID: 28244
News article: Link
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