Alabama man froze to death in police custody, was ‘likely’ placed in jail freezer, lawsuit claims
On Jan. 27, Anthony “Tony” Mitchell, a 33-year-old man from Walker County, Alabama, died in police custody. His mother has now filed a federal lawsuit against multiple jail officials, including Sheriff Nick Smith, alleging that authorities deprived Mitchell of his constitutional rights by leaving him in the jail’s walk-in freezer “or similar frigid environment” for […]