DAYTON — An investigation is underway after a man died after being booked into the Montgomery County Jail.
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Christian Black, 25, of Zanesville, died at a hospital on Wednesday, March 26. This was just days after he was arrested by Englewood Police.
Body camera video obtained by News Center 7 showed Englewood Police taking Black into custody around 3 a.m. on Sunday.
Police said he’d crashed a car that had been reported stolen in Beavercreek. He then jumped a fence and swam across a pond in an attempt to escape.
Black was taken to the hospital and then booked into the Montgomery County Jail at 6 a.m.
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As reported on News Center 7 at 5:00, more trouble began Monday morning at the jail when correctional staff found Black face down in his cell. The staff asked him questions, but he wouldn’t respond. They then called the jail’s medical staff.
“When his cell door was opened, Black suddenly leapt to his feet and started fighting multiple corrections officers and deputies while charging towards an exit door. Staff used force including a Taser to subdue Black, he was treated by jail medical staff and placed in a cell by himself for monitoring by medical and mental health staff,” a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.
Later that morning, Black started repeatedly banging his head against his cell door.
Corrections staff intervened and claimed Black fought them again. A taser and pepper spray were used and Black was placed in a restraint chair.
His head injuries were severe enough that an ambulance was called, but Black went into full cardiac arrest. He was taken to the hospital and died on Wednesday.
Now, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has asked the Dayton Police Department to investigate Black’s death. They did this because his death happened after correction officers used force to control him after he was booked.
In a statement obtained by News Center 7, Black’s family said Black had a black eye, as well as deep cuts on his ankles and wrists.
“We believe he was beaten and tased while he was still wearing wet clothes, which caused him to go into cardiac arrest,” the statement read in part.
News Center 7 requested an interview with the sheriff’s office on Thursday on the matter. They declined because of the ongoing investigation.
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