Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said in a statement that an autopsy found evidence of neck compressions and strangulations and that Glenn Foster did not die of natural causes.
Glenn Foster of the New Orleans Saints takes the field before the start of the game. Rob Carr is the photographer.
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Foster died in the back of a police car two days after he was taken into custody in Alabama following a high-speed chase.
The independent autopsy results were ordered by the family and were carried out by Dr. Michael Baden, who previously represented the families of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor.
Glenn Foster Jr.'s father told CNN that the family was going to bail him out of jail on December 5, but he was re- booked after an altercation with another prisoner.
Foster claimed that his son had a history of mental health issues, and that he showed erratic behavior while in custody.
The Washington Post reported that Foster's son was being taken to a medical facility and that he entered the police cruiser to travel there.
The Alabama State Bureau of Investigation, which is overseeing a probe into the death, did not respond to a request for comment from Forbes.
Keeping people in your custody is the lowest bar a law enforcement agency can set, and is something that the Pickens County Sheriff's Office failed to do, according to the Foster family legal team. The findings are concerning and demand a full and transparent investigation into what happened to Glenn Foster Jr.
Foster was driving through Reform, Alabama, on his way to Atlanta, when he was arrested for speeding. According to media reports, he was initially charged with three counts of reckless endangering, resisting arrest and attempting to flee after leading police on a high-speed chase, before being re booked on three counts of simple assault and one count of third-degree robbery. Foster played college football at the University of Illinois and went to the draft. He had three sacks in his time with the Saints.
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His death seems to be part of a disturbing trend of black men dying while in the custody of the Pickens County Sheriff's Office, according to the Foster family legal team. A man named Michael Broady Jr. died after being taken into custody. The case remains under investigation and it's not clear what led to his death.
The father of a former football player who died in police custody says he may have had a manic episode.
Foster died in police custody. His family is asking questions. The Washington Post has a story about it.
Glenn Foster died after a police chase, jail fight, and desperate bid to get medical help.
His death in Alabama police custody and his career in football have caused a family concern.
