CNN —Rhyker Earl’s family says he had been living with seizures for more than seven years.
But what began as a routine encounter with Jasper County Sheriff’s deputies and EMTs from nearby Keener Township that evening ended in tragedy.
Less than 30 minutes after deputies arrived at his home, video shows Earl stopped breathing and had to be resuscitated.
The footage shows first responders discussed whether Earl had taken illicit drugs because the sedatives were not working.
For the Earl family, justice for Rhyker starts with ensuring an encounter like this doesn’t happen again.
Persons:
Earl, Jasper County, “ Mr, White, Ben Crump, “, ” Crump, Connie Widner, Earl’s, ”, Rhyker Earl, ” Widner, Chuck, Widner, EMTs, “ we’re, Miracle Gawlinski, he’d, Gawlinski, ” Gawlinski, Earl “, Crump, Stephen Wagner, ” “, ” Wagner, Jeanne A, Allison Nichol, Nichol, ” Nichol
Organizations:
CNN, Gatorade, Indiana State Police, EMT, Sheriff’s, Mayo Clinic, Carpenter Epilepsy Legal Defense, Morehouse College of Medicine
Locations:
DeMotte , Indiana, Jasper, EMTs, Keener, Jasper County, Rhyker