Brian Gregory Jr.
Name: Brian Gregory Jr.
Age: 23
Gender: Male
Race: European-American/White
Date: 06/29/2006
Location: 2006 12th Ave.
Eldora, Iowa, 50627
County: Hardin
Agency: Eldora Police Department
Cause of Death: Asphyxiated/Restrained
Intended Use of Force: Less-than-lethal force
Media summary: Officers Ted Paxton and "Skip" Earhart chased Brian Gregory Jr., who they were trying to arrest on a parole violation, through the Merrit mobile home park at about 5:30 p.m. Witnesses said one of the officers tackled Gregory from behind and used a choke hold, and that Gregory's head hit a parked car as he went down. Witnesses also said the officers sat on Gregory after handcuffing him. Shortly after he was arrested, Gregory became unresponsive and died.
Unique ID: 5269
News article: Link
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