PORTLAND, Ore. — 52-year-old Damon Lamarr Johnson, who died in Portland police custody last month, can be seen lying face down in handcuffs after losing consciousness on police bodycam footage released on Friday.
Bodycam Footage Of Man Who Died In Portland Police Custody Released
Responding to reports that Johnson was acting erratically, the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) was called to Johnson’s North Portland apartment on June 27. The complex in the 8500 block of North Argyle Way is for people transitioning out of homelessness.
PPB said Johnson had been spreading shaving cream on the walls, flooding his apartment, grunting at people, and hanging knives out of a window.
Officers arrived at 10:23 p.m. and moved to detain Johnson on a mental health police hold at 10:27, but Johnson screamed and squirmed as he got into a struggle with the three officers…