Glenn Foster Jr. (edit: former Saint arrested in Alabama, died in custody) (2 Viewers)

[guidomerkinsrules]

The "attempt to elude" and then dying in police custody is very worrisome.

YUP

 

[Meachemdat]

So wait, the attempt to allude was removed and replaced......
In small town Alabama you say....

It's hard not to jump to conclusions.

 

[SpinnerSaint]

If you look at his mugshot, he definitely did not look like he was on the brink of death or anything at that time. This is crazy and I am anxious to hear the facts as they (hopefully) come out. Just sucks bad overall

 

[St.Dan]

This is sad on multiple levels. Foster was on the d-line during the 2013 season, the one decent year on D when Rob Ryan was the DC. He injured his ankle either in preseason or early in the regular season. Showed some serious promise when he was able to play, though. Dying in police custody sure sounds bad to me.

 

[Bill]

And yes, it is the same guy. He played D-Line for us in like 2012-2013.

It says here 2013-2015...

Mom Rips Cops After Former New Orleans Saints Defensive Lineman Dies in Police Custody

(AP Photo)Glenn Foster Jr., a former defensive lineman for the New Orleans Saints, died this week after being arrested in Alabama and allegedly denied medical care in a whirlwind saga that even had the police chief whose department arrested him asking questions.According to a statement from the...

www.yahoo.com

 

[Doug B]

Seems like a whole lot more is going to come out about this case. In 2021, prisoners getting booked and dying in custody less than 48 hours later ... that won't get swept under a rug.

 

[No2DC]

Dying in police custody

 

[sammymvpknight]

Wait...what? He was in a fight...I guess that something could have happened in the fight (brain injury). Lots of possibilities...but just horrible.

 

[sammymvpknight]

Seems like a whole lot more is going to come out about this case. In 2021, prisoners getting booked and dying in custody less than 48 hours later ... that won't get swept under a rug.

I guess it can be swept under the rug, but it would be in everyone's best interest for the police to be transparent. And in this environment I'd be really surprised if it was foul play (not that it makes the situation any better)...though of course, crazy stuff continues to occur. It's still the police's job to make sure that their prisoners are safe. I really do hope that it was something unavoidable, like he had a brain hematoma from the fight that didn't present until he was in the jail (which can happen). Hoping that it's nothing to do with the police, suicide, or drugs.

 

[mattgdg]

Jail records show Pickens was arrested Sunday in the small town of Reform, Ala. at about 12:30 p.m. on charges of reckless endangerment and resisting arrest by “attempt to elude.” Those charges were replaced at 3:16 p.m. by three counts of simple assault and one count of 3rd-degree robbery, the jail records show.

it would be best if this is some bizarre and tragic accident - but the liklihood of that...????

Sounds like he was speeding thru a small town and didn't pull over fast enough for Barney, so Barney trumped up the charges to justify bringing him to jail.

 

[DaveXA]

Like all of us, I want to know what really happened. Hopefully the autopsy will be able to determine cause of death and maybe help rule on whether there was foul play. I'm withholding judgement, but dying while in police custody less than 2 days after being booked raises all kinds of red flags, not to mention the tinkering with the charges.

 

[Taker597]

This is pretty unacceptable in my opinion.

 

[Shotgunred]

He may have hung himself with a bed sheet. until it it is released everyone should stop jumping to conclusions.

 

[sammymvpknight]

He may have hung himself with a bed sheet. until it it is released everyone should stop jumping to conclusions.

Definitely a possible. Honestly, I think that is probably the MOST LIKELY scenario. But yeah...no jumping to conclusions, and even if he did something like that...it's no excuse. The police needs to know what's happening with their inmates. It's unacceptable.

 

[Shotgunred]

tell that to epstein