Wendell Celestine Jr.

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 2/5/2016

Place of the incident:

Antioch, Contra Costa, CA
East 6th Street and McElheny Road

But just before 3:15 a.m. Friday, officers found Celestine and a second man sitting in a white Buick parked at the dead end of East 6th Street, near McElheny Road. While officers tried to arrest Celestine, he allegedly scuffled with officers during a confrontation that ended in his death due to the use of a police carotid neck restraint.

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