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((BREAKING NEWS))
((HIS MEMORY RIGHT NOW IS JUST
SO PAINFUL... IT'S JUST...))
SEEKING ANSWERS ABOUT THEIR SON,
WHO DIED WHILE IN THE CUSTODY OF
OFFICE.
GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE.. NO ONE
WE'VE UNCOVERED NEW AND
DISTURBING DETAILS IN THE DEATH
AND WE WARN YOU, SOME OF THE
IMAGES WE'RE ABOUT TO SHOW ARE
GRAPHIC. HIS FAMILY SAYS SOMEONE
NEEDS TO ANSWER FOR THIS.
METCALF BEFORE HE DIED. HIS
FAMILY AND THE POLICE FORCE THAT
DID NOT LOOK LIKE THAT BEFORE HE
WAS SENT TO THE ERIE COUNTY
A LOT OF QUESTIONS EMERGED SINCE
WE FIRST BROUGHT YOU THIS STORY
LAST WEEK. NEWS 4 INVESTIGATIVE
REPORTER LUKE MORETTI HAS OUR
EXCLUSIVE UPDATE TONIGHT.. LUKE.
FAMILY MEMBERS OF RICHARD
METCALF JR. HAVE A LOT OF
QUESTIONS... THEY HAVE AN
ATTORNEY, AND A PRIVATE
INVESTIGATOR. THEY WANT TO KNOW
WHAT CAUSED THEIR LOVED ONE TO
AUTHORITIES.
RICHARD METCALF SR. GRIEVES OVER
HIS SON'S DEATH.
(( RICHARD METCALF SR./ SON DIED
IN CUSTODY: IF YOU CAN IMAGINE
JUST SAW HIM .)) 35 YEAR OLD
RICHARD METCALF JR. WAS ARRESTED
BY DEPEW POLICE TWO WEEKS AGO ON
A BURGLARY CHARGE. BUT A FEW
CUSTODY OF THE ERIE COUNTY
SHERIFF'S JAIL DIVISION --
METCALF SUFFERED A MASSIVE HEART
ATTACK AND DIED. HIS FATHER
PROVIDED US WITH THIS PICTURE
HE SAYS IT WAS TAKEN A FEW HOURS
BEFORE HIS SON PASSED AWAY.
(( RICHARD METCALF SR.: MY
PERSONAL OPINION IS THAT HE WAS
SEVERELY BEATEN. THERE'S NO
OTHER LOGICAL EXPLANATION FOR
THAT. )) BOTH METCALF AND HIS
ATTORNEY, THOMAS CASEY, SAY THEY
HIS ARRAIGNMENT IN COURT --
HOLDING CENTER.
(( THOMAS CASEY METCALF FAMILY
ATTORNEY: I DID SEE HIM IN COURT
ON TUESDAY MORNING , AND HE
LOOKED ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AT
ALL LIKE THESE PICTURES HERE
PORTRAY HIM . ))
SAW HIM IN COURT ON TUESDAY AND
HE WAS FINE. HE LOOKED FINE
ABOVE HIS LEFT EYE. AND THEN THE
THIS. )) DAVID MARCINIAK,
DIRECTOR OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH,
SAYS METCALF WAS ASSESSED
MEDICALLY WITHIN ONE HOUR OF
ARRIVING AT THE HOLDING CENTER.
CORRECTIONAL HEALTH: THERE WAS
SIGNIFICANT BRUISING AND
LEFT EYE. LUKE MORETTI: THIS IS
HOW HE WAS BROUGHT TO YOU?
THOMAS DIINA/SUPT., JAIL
MARCINIAK SAYS HE WAS ASSESSED
BY NURSES AND TAKEN TO THE ERIE
COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER. HE SAYS
METCALF WAS LATER RELEASED BACK
TO THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. BUT
CHANGED, ACCORDING TO THOMAS
DIINA, SUPERINTENDENT OF THE
JAIL DIVISION. HE SAYS METCALF
NON-COMPLIANT.
(( THOMAS DIINA HE WAS SPITTING
BLOOD AT THE OFFICERS AS THEY
WERE TRYING TO DE-ESCALATE THE
SITUATION ))
(( THOMAS DIINA/SUPERINTENDENT,
JAIL MANAGEMENT DIVISION: IT WAS
HIMSELF WITH A FORK, RAKING HIS
HIS CELL IN ORDER TO GET HIS
SPIT AT THE OFFICERS. )) DIINA
SAYS OFFICERS GAINED CONTROL AND
BROUGHT HIM TO THE JAIL'S
TAKEN BACK TO THE HOSPITAL. ON
NOVEMBER 30TH, HE DIED.
TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT. I
WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH . I WANT
HIS
MOTHER AND I DESERVE TO KNOW
THOMAS CASEY IS INVESTIGATING
METCALF FAMILY.
(( THOMAS CASEY/ METCALF FAMILY
ATTORNEY: WHAT I'VE BEEN TOLD IS
WERE BROUGHT UPON BY HIMSELF
BY SMASHING HIS HEAD AND BODY
AGAINST THE BARS AND THE WALL IN
HIS CELL. ))
DEPEW POLICE CHIEF STANLEY
METCALF WAS TAKEN TO THE HOLDING
CENTER HE HAD NO INJURIES WHICH
WOULD HAVE CAUSED HIS DEATH. HE
SAYS DEPEW POLICE HAD HIM
CHECKED OUT AT THE HOSPITAL AS A
PRECAUTION. AFTER ARRIVING AT
THE HOLDING CENTER, METCALF WAS
ALSO EVALUATED BY NURSES IN THE
JAIL.
(( DAVID MARCINIAK: THEIR
DOCUMENTATION DID INDICATE THAT
SEVERAL ABRASIONS AND APPEARED
TO HAD SUFFERED SOME , A LITTLE
BIT OF KNOCKING AROUND. WE'RE
NOT SURE HOW THAT HAPPENED. AT
ONE POINT IT HAPPENED. WE ONLY
REPORTED WHAT WE SAW UPON HIS
ARRIVAL. )) CHIEF CARWILE SAYS
THERE'S NO WAY THE HOLDING
IN THE CONDITION SEEN IN THE
PICTURES.
ATTORNEY: SOMETHING HAPPENED
THAT CAUSED HIM TO BE IN THAT
HIMSELF OR SOMEONE DID IT TO HIM
. ONE OR THE OTHER. AND THAT'S
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT.
)) JAIL SUPERINTENDENT THOMAS
DIINA SAYS EVERYTHING WAS DONE
BY THE BOOK.
(( THOMAS DIINA: RIGHT NOW ,
AFTER REVIEWING VIDEO , READING
STATEMENTS , THERE IS NOTHING TO
IN THIS RESPONSE TO THIS
INCIDENT ACTED IN ANY WAY OTHER
THAN PROFESSIONALLY AND
APPROPRIATELY. THERE'S NO
INDICATION OF ANY MISCONDUCT. ))
STILL AWAITING THE RESULTS OF
HE WANTS ALL THE FACTS BEFORE
CONCLUDING ANYTHING. PETER
VITO, THE FORMER COMMISSIONER OF
SERVICES, HAS BEEN BROUGHT ON TO
INVESTIGATION FOR THE FAMILY.
VERY IMPORTANT...IT'LL SHOW IF
HE HAD ANY CHEMICALS IN HIS
HAVE PLAYED A ROLE IN HIS
BEHAVIOR BEFORE HIS ARREST AND
AFTER..