SEDGWICK COUNTY —Authorities are investigating an incident that sent a Kansas jail inmate to a hospital for treatment.
Just before 2:30a.m. Tuesday, deputies brought 55-year-old David Beasley into the Sedgwick County detention facility to be booked on misdemeanor charges, according to Lt. Tim Myers.
Beasley was very uncooperative and refused to exit the transport van. Approximately 5 minutes passed and a detention sergeant was able to convince Beasley to exit the van and walk into the facility with assistance from deputies.
While in the facility, Beasley became uncooperative again and refused to walk any further and started becoming resistant. He was yelling and was passive aggressive wanting us to kill him and then asking us not to kill him, according to Myers.
At this time deputies came to the conclusion that he was either under the influence of drugs or was having a manic episode. For his safety and the safety of others he was placed into a restraint chair and placed into a room until he calmed down and staff could approach him safely.
During the time he was in the restraint chair, checks were conducted to ensure he was safe and to see if he was calming down. At 5:38 a.m., deputies removed him from the restraint chair because Beasley had calmed down. Staff gave him breakfast and he ate.
At 6:35 a.m., Beasley was seen in his cell hitting his head against the concrete walls and metal door encasement.
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Deputies responded and tried to calm him down. Beasley continued to strike his head against the concrete wall and striking the metal door with both fists. He also started biting his hands. Deputies tried to calm him down through the door by utilizing Interpersonal Communication skills and Crisis Intervention Team skills.
Due to Beasley’s aggressive behavior and taking a fighting stance as deputies were standing outside the door, additional deputies and equipment were brought to booking to safely deal with him.
The door to his cell was opened and a shield was utilized for the deputy’s safety to put Beasley up against the wall and other deputies were then able to restrain him, according to Myers.
Deputies contacted EMS to come to the facility. Beasley was still very combative and was spitting blood on deputies and EMS personnel.
EMS did transport Beasley to St. Francis hospital. He was placed into ICU due to the narcotics he had ingested. He suffered lacerations to his head and a broken hand. All of Beasley’s injuries were self-inflicted, according to Myers.
Beasley was released from jail custody by the City of Wichita Municipal Court at 12:17 p.m. Wednesday. At the time of release Beasley was still in the hospital.
According to Myers, "unfortunately, these types of events happen all too often inside the facility. We deal with people that are extremely intoxicated or have taken illicit drugs that cause manic episodes. The deputies handled this situation with professionalism and compassion. These are not easy situations to deal with; however, the deputies handled this situation admirably."