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    A federal lawsuit has been filed against the City of Elmira, New York and its police officers for the death of 47-year-old Gary Strobridge, who passed away in police custody while experiencing a mental health crisis. Neighbors had called the police because Mr. Strobridge was acting irrationally on a rooftop. Upon arrival, police officers tackled and punched Mr. Strobridge in front of witnesses. He was then transported to the hospital where video shows an officer slamming his head into the ground while handcuffed multiple times. The lawsuit alleges that the officers used excessive force that directly contributed to Mr. Strobridge's death.

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    A federal lawsuit has been filed against the City of Elmira, New York and its police officers for the death of 47-year-old Gary Strobridge, who passed away in police custody while experiencing a mental health crisis. Neighbors had called the police because Mr. Strobridge was acting irrationally on a rooftop. Upon arrival, police officers tackled and punched Mr. Strobridge in front of witnesses. He was then transported to the hospital where video shows an officer slamming his head into the ground while handcuffed multiple times. The lawsuit alleges that the officers used excessive force that directly contributed to Mr. Strobridge's death.

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    A federal lawsuit has been filed against the City of Elmira, New York and its police officers for the death of 47-year-old Gary Strobridge, who passed away in police custody while experiencing a mental health crisis. Neighbors had called the police because Mr. Strobridge was acting irrationally on a rooftop. Upon arrival, police officers tackled and punched Mr. Strobridge in front of witnesses. He was then transported to the hospital where video shows an officer slamming his head into the ground while handcuffed multiple times. The lawsuit alleges that the officers used excessive force that directly contributed to Mr. Strobridge's death.

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    A federal lawsuit has been filed against the City of Elmira, New York and its police officers for the death of 47-year-old Gary Strobridge, who passed away in police custody while experiencing a mental health crisis. Neighbors had called the police because Mr. Strobridge was acting irrationally on a rooftop. Upon arrival, police officers tackled and punched Mr. Strobridge in front of witnesses. He was then transported to the hospital where video shows an officer slamming his head into the ground while handcuffed multiple times. The lawsuit alleges that the officers used excessive force that directly contributed to Mr. Strobridge's death.

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    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  September 16, 2020

    Matthew Albert, Esq. (716) 445-4119, The Law Offices of Matthew Albert Esq.

    Elmira, New York - A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of Gary Strobridge, a 47-
    year-old Elmira resident who passed away while in police custody last summer on August 22,
    2019. The complaint alleges that numerous City of Elmira police officers used excessive force
    and were negligent in their handling of Gary Strobridge while he was in the throes of a mental
    health crisis. The federal complaint alleges that such force directly contributed to Mr.
    Strobridge’s demise. Civil rights attorneys Matthew Albert and James VanDette are pursuing the
    claims against the municipality and its officers. In conjunction, the New York State Attorney
    General’s Office is in the midst of an investigation to determine whether crimes were committed
    by the officers involved.

    On August 22, 2019, concerned neighbors contacted the police due to Mr. Strobridge
    standing on a rooftop and acting in an irrational manner. Upon police arrival, Mr. Strobridge
    was ultimately tackled and punched by numerous officers on Horner Street in the presence of
    several neighbors. Neighbor Georgia Burton observed that “the Officer began to punch him, and
    four other Officers all then jumped in and began beating him. The male Officers were brutally
    beating Gary.” Mr. Strobridge was then transported to St. Joseph’s hospital. A video viewed by
    Mr. Strobridge’s attorneys demonstrate that Mr. Strobridge was again assaulted and had his head
    slammed to the ground, while handcuffed, numerous times by Officer Eduardo Orapollo.

    “This was a complete and utter failure in the handling of an individual who simply
    needed help”, says attorney Matthew Albert. “The police met illness with ignorance and
    violence. Mr. Strobridge’s death and subsequent lawsuit come at a time where activists all
    across the country are questioning police responses to mental health crisis’s, and whether that
    model should be overhauled by utilizing social workers and mental health professionals to
    respond instead.”

    Prior to his mental health crisis, Mr. Strobridge is remembered in the community as a
    kind man and talented musician and artist who would give away his art to appreciative neighbors
    and friends.

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