It doesn’t appear as though Yeudi Estrada Carrero was not much of a fitness instructor since he had consumed marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine at the time of his arrest. I would think that the combination made it very difficult to place him in custody and the officer pressing his foot against his throat may have felt it was the only way to restrain him. I don’t have any respect for Mexican cops but, under the circumstances in this case, they may not have resorted to the use of excessive force.
SIX MEXICAN COPS ARRESTED AFTER NEW YORK FITNESS INSTRUCTOR ‘SUFFOCATED TO DEATH AS THEY STOOD ON HIS THROAT’ IN CANCUN
On Wednesday, Yeudi Estrada Carrero was arrested, with three officers restraining him and one of the officers pressing his feet against his neck
Associated Press
January 4, 2014
Mexican authorities say they have detained six police officers over the death of a U.S. man, who died in their custody after being arrested for disorderly conduct in the resort city of Playa del Carmen.
Quintana Roo state Assistant Attorney General Carlos Alvarez said Friday that Yeudi Estrada Carrero died Wednesday inside a patrol truck while three police officers restrained him.
Alvarez says the 28-year-old fitness instructor died of asphyxiation after at least one of the officers pressed his foot against Estrada's neck.
Alvarez says Estrada was from New York state and lived and worked in Cancun.
He says an autopsy found Estrada had consumed cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine.
Alvarez says Estrada's body was turned over to his father, who also lives in Cancun.
An investigation is underway.
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