Jack Marden
The clash on 11 February began when the 56-year-old, locked up in Midland County jail on assault charges, became combative with sheriff's deputies following brief questioning by a pair of healthcare workers.
The workers - called in by a sheriff's deputy after an earlier dispute with Marden - asked officers to move the inmate back to his cell, at which point Marden began to act belligerently, deputies later said, complaining that "people were trying to hurt him" and "that the French government was confiscating his money".
The situation - depicted in a federal lawsuit, documents and handheld video obtained by the Guardian - continued to escalate. Concerned by his erratic action in the cell, where officers said the 205lb Marden showed signs of "superhuman strength", a deputy ordered a group of emergency response team officers to transfer him to a hospital for observation.
Within minutes, officers had entered Marden's cell and pinned him to the ground. A deputy struck him in the head, after Marden managed to "grab his testicles and squeeze", an incident report stated. As officers worked to restrain Marden, a deputy placed a spit hood over his face, the report continued, as Marden had "begun to manipulate his mouth as if he intended to spit".
Comment: The need for secrecy and keeping their dirty deeds in the dark is a hallmark of psychopathic organizations. They will fight for their perceived right to continue preying on the public.