Shon Demetrius McClain, 40
Raleigh, North Carolina
June 19, 2013
Agencies: Wake County Detention Center North Carolina | Wake County Sheriff's Office North Carolina
Cause of death: Beating
Last updated: almost 6 years ago
Overview 
A detention officer charged with voluntary manslaughter after the death of an inmate at the Wake County Detention Center this summer threatened the prisoner before the assault, a witness testified in the case Tuesday.
Council, a detention officer at the jail since 2009, was indicted in August and is on trial this week. He has been suspended from his job indefinitely without pay.
Legal Action
December 2013 Officer found guilty
May 2015 Lawsuit filed
Additional Resources:
- http://wncn.com/2015/05/19/sister-of-wake-inmate-killed-by-officer-files-lawsuit/ added May 02, 2016 13:53
- http://albrightfuneralhomeinc.com/apps/calendar/showEvent?calID=498666&eventID=220533858&next=showMonth%3fcalID%3d498666%26year%3d2013%26month%3d5 added May 02, 2016 13:10
- http://www.witn.com/home/headlines/Wake-County-Detention-Officer-Found-Guilty-Of-Inmate-Beating-Death-235663071.html added May 02, 2016 13:08
- http://www.jailtraining.org/node/1320 added May 02, 2016 13:08
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fbU2agoRg8 added May 02, 2016 13:03
- http://newsasylum.com/2013/12/12/detention-officer-caught-on-video-killing-inmate-video/ added May 02, 2016 13:02
- http://www.wral.com/wake-detention-officer-goes-to-trial-for-inmate-s-beating-death/13202596/ added May 02, 2016 13:00
- https://www.facebook.com/KilledByPolice/posts/647732231921584 added May 02, 2016 12:54