Sherrif's two deputies in South Carolina were fired on Monday following a black man's death.
A black man had died in January after he was forcibly removed from his jail cell in North Charleston and the two deputies to the Sherrif had been found involved.
“Today, I decided to terminate the two detention deputies involved in this case,” said Kristin Graziano, the Charleston county sheriff.
“I must weigh the interest of public safety for the community against any incident that creates even the perception of an impairment to the operation of the detention center for the safety of all residents, staff, and our community.”
Footage released last week by the sheriff’s office showed the deputies pepper-spraying and using a Taser on Jamal Sutherland many times after he appeared to resist leaving his cell for a bail hearing, CNN reported.
The footage showed one of the deputies placing a knee on the back of Sutherland, and Sutherland saying “I can’t breathe”, according to the New York Times. Sutherland was declared dead soon after.
