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Video Shows Shocking Response Of Officers To Army Vet Overdose In Jail Cell

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An Army veteran was left to die in his jail cell as police officers filmed his thrashing and made jokes about his condition.

Bryan Everett Perry, 31, died on November 4, 2016 in a Clackamas County, OR, jail cell as police watched and laughed. After videos of the officer’s disgusting comments were released earlier this month, Perry’s mother filed a lawsuit claiming “multiple civil rights violations and gross negligence,” according to WOKV radio.

“Both videos show Perry thrashing violently in the cell,” WOKV reported. “In one of the videos, Deputy Ricky Paurus is heard saying, ‘Look what I got for show-and-tell today.’ He and other deputies are also heard joking that Perry should be put in a cage and wheeled into schools to educate students on what illicit drugs can do.”

Deputy Matrona Shadrin filmed both videos, and can be heard on one saying: “I wish we could show this to his girlfriend, like, ‘You love this?’” In the other video, Shadrin says: “I’m glad we took him before this kicked in.”

Sherriff Craig Roberts said Shadrin resigned before the incident was investigated.

Perry had been arrested on an outstanding warrant five hours before he died. Police claimed in their reports that he was fine when he was arrested. Video shows this was untrue and that Perry was already making involuntary movements as he was booked at 7:15 pm. His mother’s lawsuit claims he sat in his cell moaning and thrashing for more than four hours before he died.

“But I will say this: The laughter, substance and tone of several comments heard from my employees in that video were inappropriate, and do not conform to our professional standards,” Sherriff Roberts said on Facebook. “My office has already taken action. We conducted an internal investigation and took disciplinary action against the employees who still worked at the Sheriff’s Office.”

He did not elaborate on what discipline the other officers received.

“Compassionate treatment of those suffering from addiction and/or mental health issues is a cornerstone of our agency,” he continued. “Every day, in our jail and on the streets, our deputies encounter the hazards associated with drug addiction, and we have launched numerous initiatives to counter them — including our Residential Treatment program, CIT training, Behavioral Health Unit partnership, and counseling at the Transition Center and elsewhere.”

“I expect our more than 500 employees to uphold the highest level of professionalism in their service.”

There is some discrepancy in what drugs Perry took prior to his arrest, but it appears to be some combination of meth, heroin, and bath salts.

Perry was a gunner for a U.S. Army infantry unit and fought in the Iraq war. He was injured in 2003 and “honorably discharged with the Purple Heart Medal of Honor,” according to his obituary.

Perry’s girlfriend, Bridgette Mountsier, who was also arrested, was treated for an overdose at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. She was taken to the hospital about an hour after her symptoms began, which was about an hour after Perry’s started.

Corizon Health nurse Jana Rackley checked Perry’s vital signs, but did not send him to the hospital. Nurse Camille Valberg began her shift at 10 pm and looked in on Perry, but didn’t enter his cell to check his vital signs for more than an hour into her post.

Lifesaving measures did not begin until 11:23 pm, after Perry went into cardiac arrest, according to his mother’s lawsuit. He was finally taken to the hospital at that time, and died 45 minutes later.

WATCH the footage of officers mocking Perry’s overdose, obtained by the Oregonian, below (warning graphic video):

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