Jasper County Sheriff Patrick Williamson Sr. says the attorney for Rhyker Earl’s family is “gaslighting” the community into believing his deputies did something wrong during the incident that ended in Earl’s death.

Video evidence shows officers followed proper training when they handcuffed an Indiana man who later died after having a seizure, the county sheriff said.

In a statement released Thursday, Jasper County Sheriff Patrick Williamson Sr. denied claims about how Rhyker Earl, 26, of DeMotte, was restrained by police before his death, made by his

Sheriff Shannon Cothran on Sept. 2, 2024, shared that the deputy shot a night earlier in Sheldon, Illinois, was Cpl. Brandon Schreiber.

DEMOTTE, Ind. (CBS) -- A funeral will be held Wednesday for an Indiana father of two who died after being handcuffed and pinned on a floor by police. Rhyker Earl, 26, suffered a seizure on the night of Sunday, Sept. 8, at a home in DeMotte, Indiana, about an hour and 15 minutes south and east of Chicago.

A DeMotte man, according to one of his family’s attorneys, died after he had a severe seizure and police restrained him face down and held him down while he begged that he couldn’t

Rhyker Earl's grandmother called 911 after the father of two suffered a severe seizure at his home. Instead of being rushed to the hospital, his family says he was put in handcuffs.