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Friday, March 28, 2025

A 69-year-old man slowly suffocated to death in a rural Colorado jail after his ribs were broken in an altercation with a deputy. He languished in a cell for a week without medical care, according to a lawsuit announced Thursday. Michael Burch's 2023 death was ruled a homicide. Prosecutors declined to bring criminal charges against the deputy who used a Taser on Burch and wrestled with him in a Huerfano County jail cell. In making the decision, District Attorney Henry Solano cited self-defense laws. An autopsy found six of Burch's right ribs had broken and his right lung collapsed. He wasn't taken to a hospital but instead was transferred to another cell where he was found dead seven days later. Michael Burch is pictured holding his grandchild below.

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This poor guy suffered seven days with broken ribs and a collapsed right lung in a county jail where he asked for help and was ignored. More details of "man's inhumanity to man" here: www.cpr.org

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-28 04:05 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Funny, he doesn't look black.

#2 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-28 09:44 PM | Reply

Was this guy a MAGA and that's why nobody cares that the cops killed him?

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-28 10:21 PM | Reply

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