Early in the morning on Aug. 21, 2022, Atlanta police officers held Ricardo Dorado Jr. down on his stomach for 17 minutes before his heart stopped beating.
During the arrest, Dorado moaned and called out for help while officers struggled to get control and pressed their knees into his back, legs and arms, police body camera video shows. “I can’t breathe,” he gasped three times as another police officer held Dorado’s bloodied face against the floor.
“Let him wear himself out,” Officer Aaron Hayes said as he pressed Dorado’s ankles toward his back as Dorado continued to squirm. “He ain’t going nowhere. He’s just a little fish.”…