Overview
- Trumbull County sheriff’s detectives are now leading the investigation into the restraint of Tasha Grant at MetroHealth and the actions of a county deputy and hospital police.
- At a MetroHealth press conference, outside counsel Ian Friedman said officers acted appropriately and called the case an unavoidable tragedy, pledging cooperation with investigators.
- The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner ruled Grant’s death a homicide caused by physical restraint in the setting of congestive heart failure, with autopsy findings noting pressure on her neck and back and compression against the bed.
- Body-camera video shows Grant saying “I can’t breathe” 23 times before she was found unresponsive, and hospital leaders declined to address specific care questions, citing patient privacy.
- Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley appointed private attorney Brian Kraft as special prosecutor, and Grant’s family continues to press for a state BCI review while criticizing the hospital’s public statements.