Prosecutor: No Wrongdoing by
Fairfax County Officers in Man's Death
Fairfax County's Commonwealth's
Attorney says that four police officers committed no wrongdoing when a resident
of a group home died after a struggle with them.
Raymond Morrogh said in a
statement Thursday that no charges will be filed in the death of 45-year-old
Paul Gianelos of Annandale.
Police say on April 20, Gianelos
wandered away from other group home residents during an outing at a Falls
Church park.
They say Gianelos became
combative after an officer found him, and four officers restrained him,
handcuffing him behind his back. Police say Gianelos suffered what appeared to
be cardiac arrest and died at a hospital.
An autopsy found that Gianelos
died from cardiac arrhythmia associated with police restraint.
Police Chief Col. Edwin Roessler
Jr. says the officers will return to full duty.
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