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Family advocates urge firing of staff tied to juvenile detention death; commission cites pending litigation
Summary
Faith Martin of the Cedric Lofton Action Committee told the Sedgwick County Commission that the coroner ruled the 17-year-old detaineeCedric Loftondied a homicide and that the Tenth Circuit refused to grant qualified immunity to five officers; she asked that county personnel implicated in the restraint be fired.
Faith Martin, speaking for the Cedric Lofton Action Committee during public comment on Nov. 12, urged the Sedgwick County Commission to remove employees she said were involved in the restraint and death of 17-year-old Cedric Lofton while in county juvenile custody.
Martin said court records and the coroners report support her allegation that Lofton was held prone and restrained for…
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