07/02/16 Canton, MS – Fight Call – Suspect Jumps Into Canton Police Car – Steals It And Drives To A Hotel – Suspect Taken Out Of Police Car – Maced And Handcuffed – Suspect Collapsed And Died

July 2, 2016

wapt.com

A weekend bar fight ended with a stolen police car and a man dead in police custody, authorities said.

The incident happened Saturday morning, but just came to light early this week.

Cellphone video obtained by 16 WAPT News shows Carlos Brown Saturday night after he got into a scuffle at the Roberts Social Club. In the video, Brown is seen sitting in the driver’s seat of a Canton police car that authorities said Brown stole after officer responded to the bar to break up the scuffle. Authorities said

Brown drove the car to the Best Western in Canton.

What isn’t seen on the video is how Brown died.

Brown’s family said they were told that he died after he was maced and handcuffed. Canton Mayor Arnel Bolden said Brown was acting irrationally and refused to get out of the car. After police got a key and unlocked it, Brown struggled, but when officer got him out of the car, he was standing, but later collapsed and fell to the ground.

“He obviously suffered some sort of medical ailment impairment,” Bolden said. “Medical personnel were called, and they attempted to revive the man, but were unsuccessful, and it is my understanding that he died at the scene. We believe he had some type of medical condition which caused him to collapse.”

Reporter Scott Simmons asked for access to the surveillance video recorded at the Best Western Hotel, but was not allowed to see it.

“I really don’t know what really happened, but I would feel better if they would let me see the videotape of what happened at that place,” Brown’s mother, Preshery Brown, said. “I don’t understand what happened. I don’t understand why he died, I really don’t.”

Brown’s body has been sent to the medical examiner’s office for an autopsy. Bolden said the incident is under investigation.