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The Quiet In-Custody Death Of Gregory Edwards Brevard County Officials Decline To Comment On Whether Tasers and / or Chemical Agents Were Deployed Against Edwards |
December 19, 2018 |
According to a recent press release from the Brevard County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) - jail inmate Gregory Edwards experienced a medical event during his December 9, 2018 jail booking process.
Inmate Edwards died the next day at a local hospital. According to a West Melbourne PD arrest report - Inmate Edwards had been arrested for resisting an officer with violence - simple assault. |
Brevard County Sheriff's Office Press Release Click Here To Read Press Release From BCSO Web Page |
This publication was advised via several reliable sources that Mr. Edwards was subjected to numerous taser and chemical agent deployments by local law enforcement officers. Upon questioning - WMPD Deputy Chief, Richard Cordeau denied via an email - that his agency had deployed either chemical agents or the taser against Mr. Edwards. When we questioned the BCSO regarding whether they had deployed tasers or chemical agents against Mr. Edwards - they (BCSO) stated within an email response that their investigation was still active - and that any information beyond their initial press release (see above) was exempt from public review pending the completion of the investigation. So did the BCSO use tasers and chemical agents on Mr. Edwards? Well, the public will just have to stand by to stand by - because there is surely more to come of this ........ |