Williams came into the room at one point and told the officers to straighten Nevilles legs. Sign up for our newsletter to keep reading. You have permission to edit this article. N&O: John Neville's family decided to 'take a moment' after his death Five former detention officers and a nurse at the jail. Neville, 56, of Greensboro, died Dec. 4, 2019, after a medical emergency at the Forsyth County jail. John Neville, 57, died Dec. 4, 2019, four days after Kernersville police arrested him on a misdemeanor charge of assault on a female. Records in John Neville's case to remain sealed. Court rules against Neville died at the hospital after he was restrained at the Forsyth County jail. (via The New York Times). An autopsy report said Neville died from a brain injury caused when his heart stopped beating and his brain was deprived of oxygen. Neville died at the hospital after he was restrained at the Forsyth County jail. While I was disappointed in todays outcome, our prosecutors will continue to meet again with investigators and speak with the Neville family and their attorneys before deciding on any further action, ONeill said. May God give us peace and understanding.. He was pinned to the floor while Heughins tried to get a pulse, and then he was handcuffed, placed in a restraint chair and taken to a multipurpose room on another floor of the jail. There was a problem saving your notification. Miranda Jones uses an umbrella to shelter her candle during a vigil, Friday, December, 4, 2020, remembering John Neville on the one year anniversary of Neville's death. Speak to recruitment advertising specialist, As newly elected Rep. Jen Kiggans reflects on first few months in Congress, heres what shes been up to, Sen. Kaine introduces national version of state anti-housing discrimination law for veterans, low-income families, Old Dominion, William & Mary tennis teams head to North Carolina for NCAA Tournament, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. Particularly where this case has received national and local media attention, the public has a clear interest in ensuring that individuals who die at the hands of those in authority can have their rights vindicated in a court of law, he wrote in court papers. FORSYTH COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) Forsyth County and the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office has agreed to pay $3 million to the family of John Neville, the man who died in custody after suffering a . Neville's death sparked protests around Winston-Salem. Over the course of three minutes, Neville said I cant breathe at least 28 times while he was in a hog tie position on his stomach on a blue mattress in a narrow cell, video recordings showed.