Social Justice
Kylen English : Family of Young Singer Who Supposedly Died From Jumping off Bridge, Releases Video Surveillance
The family of Kylen English, who died several weeks ago, has released video showing surveillance of the young man in custody of the police before he died.
Dayton, Ohio – The family of Kylen English, who died in police custody, has released video showing surveillance of the young man before he died.
Dayton Police reports while traveling in a police cruiser to Montgomery County Jail, Kylen shattered the cruiser’s back window with his head, escaped on a bridge, then jumped to his death.
Family Questions Police’s Account
Kylen’s family and friends are questioning the police’s account.
They saw no signs of depression or suicidal tendencies in the young man, and they don’t believe the police department’s explanation of events.
“He was not violent; he was not angry. That’s not the person we knew,” said Marsha English, an aunt.
Witness Claims To Have Seen Kylen English Jump
A man by the name of Michael Tolliver, claims he seen Kylen jump to his death.
Using his cell phone, Tolliver posted the following message on his Facebook page at 9:49 p.m. July 16, 11 minutes after Dayton police say English jumped from the bridge:
“SWARE to god somebody just busted out this “COP CAR WINDOW, JUMPED OUT THE BACK OF HIS CAR ON SALEM, WIT CUFFS ON, AND JUMPED OVER THE BRIDGE…..I CAN’T BELIEVE I JUST SAW THAT!”
When Tolliver saw the incident and posted his message on Facebook, he did not know the man was Kylen English, a long-time acquaintance.
He later posted an apology for “any jokes I made about the guy who jumped off the bridge … death is not funny.”
Jail Surveillance Video
Jail surveillance video shows Kylen English, handcuffed with his hands behind his back, calmly standing in the sally port on the evening of July 16.
In the grainy video, English is seen collapsed on the floor and part of his body hidden by a shelf.
Kylen English can barely hold his head up and his family believes officers used a taser on him.
According to reports, the jail’s nurse refused to intake English because of his condition.
He was then taken to a local hospital and medically cleared.
What Happened After Kylen English Was Released From The Hospital?
On the way back to the county jail, police said the 6-foot, 210-pound English, who was handcuffed, but not belted to his seat, dove out the broken window, jumped off the bridge to his death.
Kylen English Autopsy Results
The coroner’s office ruled English’s death a suicide and determined he had no drugs or alcohol in his body at the time of his death.
The autopsy also concluded no evidence of Taser use on English.
Federal Investigation
A federal investigation was conducted in English’s death but was closed due to insufficient evidence to charge the officers.
Update
The original video has been deleted.
Below is a press conference and video of Kylen English’s last moments.
Voices, what are your thoughts about this situation?
Crime & Justice
Paramedic involved in Elijah McClain’s death sentenced to probation, work release and community service
Jeremy Cooper, a former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a fatal dose of ketamine, has been sentenced to probation and community service.
Jeremy Cooper, a former paramedic who injected Elijah McClain with a fatal dose of ketamine, has been sentenced to probation and community service.
Paramedic Jeremy Cooper sentenced
He had faced up to three years in prison but was sentenced to four years probation, 14 months of work release and 100 hours of community service.
Cooper and another paramedic, Peter Cichuniec, were found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in December in the death of McClain, 23, who was subdued by police and injected with ketamine on August 24, 2019.
Both paramedics had pleaded not guilty to the felony charges. Cichuniec was sentenced in March to five years in prison, the minimum.
Police stop turns fatal
McClain was walking home in August 2019 when the 23-year-old Black man was confronted by police officers who forcibly restrained him. When Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec arrived, they injected him with ketamine.
He went into cardiac arrest in an ambulance a few minutes later and died three days after that.
The McClain family sued the city of Aurora for Elijah’s wrongful death and received a $15 million settlement.
Social Justice
Former high school athletic director arrested and charged with using AI to frame principal
A former athletic director of a high school was arrested by Baltimore County Police after allegedly using new technology to impersonate a principal.
A former athletic director of a high school was arrested by police in Maryland after allegedly using new technology to impersonate a principal.
Maryland principal incident
In January of this year, we reported that an audio was circulating on social media accusing Pikesville High School principal Eric Eisworth of making racist and antisemitic comments.
After an investigation, authorities concluded the audio was artificial intelligence.
Suspect arrested
Dazhon Darien, 31, was charged with disrupting school activities, after investigators determined Darien faked Eiswert’s voice and circulated the audio on social media in January, according to the Baltimore County State’s Attorney’s Office. Darien’s nickname, DJ, was among the names mentioned in the audio clips he allegedly faked.
Maryland principal accused audio
In the audio, Eisworth allegedly claimed Black students were unable to “test their way out of a paper bag” and made “disparaging comments” about Jewish individuals and two teachers, the charging document said
“The audio clip … had profound repercussions,” police wrote in charging documents. “It not only led to Eiswert’s temporary removal from the school but also triggered a wave of hate-filled messages on social media and numerous calls to the school. The recording also caused significant disruptions for the PHS staff and students.”
Retaliation
Police say Darien made the recording in retaliation after Eisworth initiated an investigation into improper payments he made to a school athletics coach who was also his roommate. Darien is also charged with theft and retaliating against a witness.
Darien was released on $5,000 bond and waived an attorney at an initial court appearance, according to court records.
Crime & Justice
Exonerated man on a mission to rebuild his life
C.J. Rice, a man who served more than 12 years behind bars for an attempted murder he was falsely convicted of, was officially exonerated on March 18, 2024. He is now on a mission to rebuild his life.
Charles “CJ” Rice was just 17 years old when he was convicted of a crime he did not commit.
CJ Rice Exonerated
Now 30 year old Rice is using the injustice of the last 13 years to galvanize the life he almost spent behind bars after being exonerated and declared legally innocent of the crime he was convicted of in 2013 on March 18, 2024.
According to the GoFundMe, CJ wants to “embrace this opportunity” and become a paralegal.
With the help of Dream.org, the GoFundMe aims to help CJ start a new life with everything from a place to stay to clothes to wear as he builds a new future.
The CJ Rice case
CJ Rice, formally known Charles J. Rice, was convicted in a September 2011 shooting for attempted murder and sentenced to 30-60 years behind bars in 2013.
According to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, the South Philadelphia shooting left a woman identified as Latrice Johnson, a 6-year-old girl and two others injured.
Johnson called 911 after the shooting and described the suspects as two men running away in hoodies and black sweatpants but couldn’t fully identify them.
Through an initial investigation with victims in the hospital, Rice’s co-defendant, Tyler Linder, was identified as one of the shooters. Detectives interviewed Johnson while she was in the hospital and she identified 17-year-old Rice as one of the shooters running away although she hadn’t seen the teen in a few years. Rice had been friends with Johnson’s son when he was younger, according to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project.
In her description, Johnson said Rice was wearing a hoodie and claimed that she was able to see his full face and long braids poking out the side of the hood. However, Rice’s arrest photo depicted him with shorter cornrows flushed against his head. Despite this, a case against Rice and Linder was built.
According to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, among the evidence was a theory that the shooting was retaliatory, which wasn’t proven. That’s because Rice was shot and injured a few days prior. It’s alleged the suspects ran from the scene, and Rice’s counsel never used his medical records as evidence to help Rice’s case.
Rice’s case received national attention after CNN anchor Jake Tapper began reporting on it. His father, Dr. Theodore Tapper, is Rice’s former doctor and treated his injuries.
Although it was alleged that the shooters ran from the 2011 crime scene, this is something that Dr. Tapper believed Rice just physically couldn’t do at the time.
Officials believed the 2011 shooting involved gang affiliations, leading the DA’s Gun Violence Task Force to begin their investigation to see whether or not Rice could be re-tried for the shooting or to dismiss the charges in full.
This suggestion of motive and the sole faulty eyewitness identification of CJ led to his conviction on four counts for attempted murder.
A free man
Rice’s defense counsel filed a habeas petition to get CJ out of prison and have his conviction overturned.
On March 18, 2024, the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas granted the Commonwealth’s motion to dismiss all charges against Rice, officially making CJ a free man.
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Shegryl1
July 29, 2011 at 8:58 am
that man is not a police officer he may be kkk…but as sure as the winds gonna blow that mcgill murdered that young man ………..i send my condolences to the family and and ppl directly related to this young man…what happened was neither warranted or instigated by this young man …it had to be excessive force at the least,.. and looks like murder, plain and simple someone should be held accountable
Charmainewilliams
July 30, 2011 at 5:55 am
God is gonna give ur family peace over this sitution i promise u whats done in the dark always come to the light lord give his family peace in the name of jesus and remove that burden from their heart in the name of jesus touch his mom and strenghting her while she go through god bless ur whole family stay blessed
kortnee
July 31, 2011 at 4:34 am
if yall read up on the story…idk y maybe it was someone else talking…who knows, but you can hear someone sayin they wantd to kill themself and questions where they would go (heaven or hell) and there was also an eye witness. look on michael lavish-boomer Tolliver facebook. he makes a status of what he saw
kortnee
July 31, 2011 at 4:38 am
i think maybe wen he jumped he thought he would fall in the water, but landed on hard land…cuz not far from the cement was a river…i really dont believe he WANTD to commit suicide
Baddrican
August 9, 2011 at 3:44 pm
how in the hell can he break a window with his head while hand cuffed and run to jump off a bridge! PLEASE tell me there is NO way you believe this!!!!!! And if he was why didn’t they stop the car and gain control of their suspect???? WHAT HUMAN CAN DO THIS????
Kiyana Montgomery
August 1, 2011 at 2:24 pm
Last i knew,the back windows of police cars had them gates on em and were pretty thick,and i don’t think Kylen would have had enough time 2 bust a window,head 1st out of a police car n run n jump over a bridge faster than a police officer could get out the car n catch him 1st.the police’s story is bull.nobody believes that because it doesn’t make sense @ all.may Kylen’s family have peace.I didn’t know Kylen,I just knew of him,but may he rest in peace,God bless his soul.He did not deserve that.