Alabama Bureau of Investigation clears Selma Police Department in Custody Death

The Alabama Bureau of Investigation has determined police and jailers did NOT use excessive force on a prisoner who died after going into convulsions at the Selma Police Department. Kirk Edwards, who was arrested July eighth, on a charge of failing to appear in court, was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The cause of death will not be known until the state completes a toxicology report. Selma Police Chief Robert Green said he asked the ABI to investigate the death because he wanted to clear up rumors of officer misconduct. The ABI, in its report, supported statements from Coroner Alan Dailey that he did not see any mark on Edwards' body. [more ]