Inglewood Police Chief Mark Fronterotta elaborated last week on the events leading up to Bryan Bostic’s March 10 death in police custody.
Speaking at the Oct. 13 Inglewood City Council meeting, Fronterotta gave a rare update on what happened, including details that Bostic’s aunt Marie Darden said she was hearing for the first time. According to Fronterotta, police pulled Bostic over that night to investigate if he was driving under the influence, that he tried to run and that officers arrested him with a “minimum” use of force.
Bostic was still alert and talking when officers arrested him and took him to their vehicle, the chief said, but when they arrived at the nearby city jail, officers found Bostic had no pulse.
Darden was skeptical of Fronterotta’s presentation, saying an audio recording of the stop doesn’t line up with his description of events.
Fronterotta also alluded to Bostic’s criminal record and to the county medical examiner’s finding that Bostic died of the effects of methamphetamine…