An Army veteran was left to die from a drug overdose while in the custody of the Clackamas County [Oregon] Sheriff’s Office, as deputies laughed and filmed the entire ordeal, according to videos released Thursday.
Bryan Perry, a 31-year-old Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient, was arrested along with his girlfriend on suspicion of drug use. In the video, he is seen thrashing and groaning in pain while in custody, while Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office deputies are heard laughing and mocking his behavior.
Perry became unresponsive around 11:45 pm and was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at around 12:16 am. An autopsy revealed that Perry had amphetamines and methamphetamines in his system at the time of his death.
The video and documents only came to light following a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Perry’s family and a resulting public records request from The Oregonian newspaper. (Oregon Live, October 4, 2018)
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Although Bryan Perry died a couple of years ago (2016) while in the custody of the Clackamas County Sheriff, the circumstances surrounding his death have just come to light this week with release of video in a wrongful death lawsuit.
While additional facts surrounding this incident will no doubt come to light during the lawsuit, I find it concerning that the video appears to show deputies denying Perry medical attention, and mocking him as he writhes in pain in his cell.
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