Restrained inmate held in chokehold still ‘under investigation’ months after reported

The Brief

  • A deputy named in an investigation into the treatment of a mentally ill inmate at a hospital earlier this year is back at work despite the investigation continuing.
  • Footage was shared with the FOX 5 I-Team of a deputy punching William Carducci multiple times and then holding him in a chokehold for nearly a minute.
  • Records obtained by the FOX 5 I-Team showed that Deputy Shawn Titre was placed on paid administrative leave after the video was captured but is now back on the clock.

COBB COUNTY, Ga. It’s been four months since a Cobb County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shown on camera punching a restrained inmate in custody and then placing him in a chokehold for nearly a minute.

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The FOX 5 I-Team has asked regularly for the status of that internal investigation but has consistently heard that it’s still pending.

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