Man dies in custody weeks after suffering medical episode at Kings County Criminal Court

A 48-year-old man died in custody on Wednesday, over three weeks after suffering a medical episode inside Kings County Criminal Court.

Sources close to the investigation say the man was rushed to the hospital on Aug. 17 – just one day after he was arrested for allegedly possessing narcotics and stealing a credit card.

According to police, EMS responded to the courthouse at 120 Schermerhorn St. just after 9:30 a.m. and transported the man to the Brooklyn Hospital Center…

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