A former NFL player whose death following his arrest for minor offenses has shocked the sport was a victim of brutal police negligence in jail, according to a report which claims a police chief could not explain the tragedy.
Glenn Foster Jr was once a defensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints and reportedly died at a Northport medical facility after being arrested in Pickens County, Alabama.
According to his mother, Sabrina, he was allegedly denied medical care, with the cause of his death unknown as the local State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) looks into what has been ruled an “in-custody death”.
Talking to The Daily Beast after it reported the troubling developments on Tuesday, the 31-year-old’s mother, Sabrina, claimed that officials were asked “for him to have medical treatment and they denied him for two days”.
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“I told them he has not eaten or [had] water and his organs could shut down, and they didn’t seem concerned,” she alleged.
In a phone interview, Pickens County Sheriff Todd Hall told the outlet that he couldn’t comment while the SBI was investigating, but jail records seen by the report are said to show that Foster was booked in on Saturday morning.
Cops are said to have picked him up on three reckless endangerment charges, as well as resisting arrest and attempting to elude after he was spotted driving a black Jeep at 92mph in a 45mph zone on Friday night, according to Reform Police Chief Richard Black.