A Wisconsin case from 10 years ago that’s eerily similar to Jordan Neely’s chokehold death demonstrates the similarity in treatment and the difference in law enforcement response.
It was December 2012. Corey Stingley was caught on surveillance video at the VJ’s Food Mart convenience store in a Milwaukee suburb placing alcohol bottles in his backpack.
The store clerk confronted the 16-year-old when he approached the cashier to purchase another item. The clerk emptied his backpack of the bottles of Smirnoff Ice he stuffed in his bag. Surveillance video shows Stingley snatching his debit card back from the register and trying to run off.
In that next moment, three male customers tackled Stingley to the ground and a struggle ensued. One held Stingley by his hair—another restrained Stingley’s back. The third had his arm wrapped around Stingley’s neck.
By the time police arrived at the scene, Stingley was lying on the floor unconscious foaming at the mouth and soaked in urine. Police assessed that the men had Stingley restrained for about six to 10 minutes before officers finally arrived. A responding officer handcuffed Stingley, but once the realization hit that he wasn’t breathing, an immediate call was placed for EMS.
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The medical examiner ruled his manner of death a homicide due to asphyxia, physical restraint, and a violent struggle with multiple individuals. The names of the individuals involved, all of whom are white, were Mario Laumann, Jesse Cole, and Robert Beringer. Laumann, a former Marine, was the one who held the teen by the neck.
The total worth of that alcoholic beverage Stingley stuffed in his bag amounted to $12.
A recent ProPublica report not only revisited this incident but recounted the numerous attempts…
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