Security Guard Avoids Additional Jail Time in 2014 Detroit Mall Death

Lucius Hamilton, the only guard convicted in McKenzie Cochran's death, receives credit for time served after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter.

Lucius Hamilton, 61, was sentenced to two days in jail, credited for time served, for his role in McKenzie Cochran's death.
Cochran, who had an enlarged heart, died from asphyxiation in a 2014 incident at a Detroit-area mall.
Hamilton was one of four security guards charged, but the only one convicted; the others were acquitted in August.
The case was reopened in 2020 following the death of George Floyd, although race was not alleged as a factor in Cochran's death.
Defense argued that the guards acted to protect themselves and others, with Cochran reportedly resisting arrest.