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Teen's arrest video prompts stand your ground debate and restraint concerns
Sedgwick County DA Marc Bennet says the state stand your ground law barred charges as staff self protected. He questions voluntary manslaughter justification but finds none. Video shows Lofton restrained in a WRAP device and restrained in a holding cell while resisting officers and assaulting staff. He becomes paranoid, hallucinates, and later stops breathing after staff place him prone and begin CPR. The incident sparked online release of clips and a temporary website outage.
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