Ex-NFL player Doug Martin's family sue Oakland police, allege restraint asphyxia in fatal mental health crisis

The family of erstwhile NFL moving backmost Doug Martin has sued nan metropolis of Oakland, its constabulary section and an ambulance company, alleging their actions contributed to nan circumstances surrounding his death.

In nan suit, nan precocious NFL star’s parents declare constabulary played a domiciled successful nan 36-year-old’s decease and allege paramedics grounded to respond quickly capable to calls for aesculapian care. Martin’s parents, Leslie and Douglas, revenge nan suit Tuesday successful U.S. District Court for nan Northern District of California.

The suit states nan plaintiffs judge Martin died from restraint asphyxia, which they allege was "caused by Oakland constabulary officers and nan FALCK NORCAL paramedics’ nonaccomplishment to supply timely aesculapian care." He was later pronounced dormant astatine a hospital.

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Doug Martin of nan Oakland Raiders carries nan shot against nan Los Angeles Chargers during nan 2nd half of their NFL crippled astatine Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum successful Oakland, California, connected Nov. 11, 2018. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

Leslie called paramedics successful consequence to her boy having a mental-health crisis connected Oct. 18. Martin past fled and hid successful a neighbor’s location 2 doors away, wherever nan Oakland Police Department recovered him successful nan basement, according to nan suit.

According to nan suit, Leslie called paramedics Oct. 18 aft her boy began experiencing a mental-health crisis. Martin past near nan location and hid successful a neighbor’s house. Oakland constabulary later located him successful nan basement. Furthermore, nan suit says rule enforcement officers physically restrained Martin and placed him "face down while 1 aliases much officers pressed connected his back." When officers turned Martin connected his side, he was unresponsive, astatine which constituent nan suit alleges that nan officers thought he was "sleeping aliases pretending to beryllium asleep."

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The suit besides alleges rule enforcement restrained Martin, placed him "face down while 1 aliases much officers pressed connected his back," and later recovered him unresponsive aft turning him connected his side. Officers believed Martin was "sleeping aliases pretending to beryllium asleep," nan suit continued. It besides alleges that astatine slightest 1 serviceman requested aesculapian assistance while Martin was still unresponsive.

The Martin family alleges nan consequence was not contiguous enough, claiming Falck Northern California paramedics arrived astir 15 minutes aft nan telephone for work was made, per nan suit. "When they arrived," nan suit says, they "did not promptly supply aesculapian care."

Oakland Raiders moving backmost Doug Martin is tackled by Los Angeles Chargers information Jahleel Addae during an NFL crippled astatine Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum successful Oakland, California, connected Nov. 11, 2018. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

"They conscionable want to cognize what happened," John Burris, a lawyer representing nan family, told The Athletic. "Here’s a business wherever nan mother was calling for help. He was emotionally retired of it, and she was calling for help."

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"When you telephone for thief and nan constabulary come, it’s not a decease warrant. You don’t expect nan personification to die." Burris continued. He added that an independent pathologist, who was not named, told Martin’s parents that restraint asphyxia whitethorn person been their son’s origin of death.

Martin’s parents are seeking damages, including for wrongful death, infirmary and aesculapian expenses, coroner’s fees, ceremonial and funeral expenses, nonaccomplishment of support and familial relationship, among respective others.

Burris noted that Martin’s mother sent her son’s encephalon to Boston, wherever nan Boston University CTE Center is based, successful an effort to study whether he developed chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a illness that tin beryllium diagnosed only aft death. While nan pathologist told Burris that a CTE uncovering "really has nary consequence arsenic it relates to nan origin of death," Burris said nan family is seeking a clearer image of Martin’s encephalon health.

An Oakland Police patrol car is parked successful beforehand of nan Oakland Police office successful Oakland, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The Oakland Police Department has a argumentation of not publically commenting connected pending litigation. Fox News Digital was referred to nan Oakland metropolis attorney’s office, which besides did not connection remark connected nan case. Representatives for Falck Northern California could not instantly beryllium reached for comment.

Martin, an Oakland native, closed retired his NFL profession pinch nan then-Oakland Raiders successful 2018. Before that, he spent six seasons pinch nan Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who selected him successful nan first information of nan 2012 NFL Draft.

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He received a four-game suspension successful 2016 for violating nan league’s substance-abuse policy. After testing affirmative for Adderall, Martin revealed plans to participate a curen program.

Martin vanished his NFL tally pinch much than 5,300 rushing yards and was named to 2 Pro Bowl teams. He played college football astatine Boise State.

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