Published on: Tuesday, December 26, 2023
Pennsylvania man gets pulled over and scarfs down a bag of cocaine and fentanyl to hide it from police. Police—unconvinced by the man's claim that the powdery substance around his mouth was left over from a candy cigarette—detain him. Ignoring the obvious danger to the man's health and in violation of policy, police take the man to jail instead of the hospital. Two hours later he has a heart attack, cracks his head on the floor, and dies. Third Circuit: No qualified immunity.