'I CAN'T BREATHE'
Shocking moment drink-drive suspect is pepper-sprayed despite already being strapped into a chair
Charles Wade is suing cops in Dayton, Ohio, USA, over alleged use of excessive force during incident in October last year
SHOCKING footage has emerged showing US cops pepper spray a suspect who is strapped into a chair.
Charles Wade was arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in Dayton, Ohio, in October when the incident occurred.
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Surveillance video shows home being taken in cuffs into a room for processing at Montgomery County Jail.
With his hands restrained behind his back, Wade headbutts the wall as he is being searched.
At this point, five officers pin him to the ground before leading him to a restraining chair, as he tells them: “I’m not resisting.”
After strapping his legs and torso into the chair, the cops force his head forward to undo the cuffs behind his back in order to strap his arms to the chair.
Wade begins to wriggle, apparently complaining that the police are hurting him.
Activist David Esrati, who passed the footage to the , claims the “rational response” would be to back away from him to de-escalate the situation.
Esrati said: “Remember, Wade’s legs and torso are secured to the chair, his hands are cuffed behind his back – Wade isn’t a threat.”
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Instead, one of the officers pepper-sprays him in the face from inches away.
The suspect wriggles and coughs, bringing one hand up to his face to cover his mouth as his cuffs are released.
But the officer sprays him again, causing even those restraining him to reel away and cough.
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As his arms are strapped into the chair, Wade wheezes and says repeatedly: “I can’t breathe, I can’t breathe, help me please!”
But the police offer no help, with one simply telling him: “Don’t even think about it.”
Wade is now suing the sheriff’s department, claiming they used excessive force against him.
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