Excerpt from: Planet of the Blind (click for full article)
The Baltimore County Medical Examiner's office ruled that a 26-year-old intellectually disabled man died by homicide while in custody in Frederick.
The medical examiner ruled that Robert Saylor, of New Market, was asphyxiated and the manner of death is a homicide. He died on Jan. 12.
Saylor was at a movie theater with a health aide in Frederick on the night of the incident. He had just watched Zero Dark Thirty and refused to leave the theater after the film ended, authorities say.
Three deputies were called to handle the situation. Saylor was handcuffed and was allegedly resisting arrest when he had what authorities describe as a medical emergency.
According to a law enforcement source familiar with the case, the 26-year-old went into distress when he was put face down on the ground.
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