Stanley Sparks
Name: Stanley Sparks
Age: 57
Gender: Male
Race: Race unspecified
Date: 11/25/2011
Location: Woodward and Peterboro St.
Detroit, Michigan, 48201
County: Wayne
Agency: Detroit Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: According to a civil suit, officers used excessive force when they tried to arrest Stanley Sparks outside his home, allegedly choking him to death. The officer involved was never charged criminally, but the city paid $600,000 to settle the suit.
Unique ID: 21331
News article: Link
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