Overview
- District Attorney Paul Tucker said criminal charges are not supportable in the July 11, 2025 death of Francis Gigliotti.
- The medical examiner classified the death as a homicide caused by cardiac dysrhythmia in a person acutely intoxicated by cocaine and alcohol during prone restraint.
- Surveillance and bystander video, in the absence of body cameras, shows multiple officers holding Gigliotti face down as he called for help before becoming unresponsive, with restraint lasting two minutes and 25 seconds.
- Autopsy findings noted bruising on the arms and legs and no injuries to the nose, throat, neck, or back.
- Gigliotti’s family plans a civil lawsuit alleging the restraint prevented adequate breathing and disputing prosecutors’ conclusions.