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Mother of man who died in LVMPD custody: 'They killed my boy'
"They said he went for help and then everything just went crazy and they killed my boy," said Brown's mother, Trinita Farmer.
Brown's family said he was recently diagnosed manic depressant and concede he has had troubles. In fact, Brown was picked up in Hawaii in 2009 on attempted murder charges.
According to a recent report, LVMPD officers used the controversial neck restraint maneuver 51 times last year.
However, the ACLU of Nevada is calling for the department to stop using the tactic.
"It looks like a chokehold – whether or not it's being applied properly is the question," said ACLU Nevada Executive Director Tod Story. "We would like to see this particular practice stopped … we think it is a use of excessive force and unnecessary."
LVMPD plans to address the media on the incident at the Venetian Hotel on Wednesday.