Thread: Mexican official: Oregon man drowned in own blood

Sep 5, 3:58 PM EDT

Mexican official: Oregon man drowned in own blood

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico (AP) -- A Mexican prosecutor says an Oregon tourist drowned in his own blood while in police custody.

Sam Botner of Yancalla, Oregon, was arrested on Aug. 27 in the resort of San Jose del Cabo and was later found dead in a jail cell. Prosecutors say a surveillance video shows officers beating Botner.

In an interview Thursday with The Associated Press, state prosecutor Fernando Gonzalez said Botner suffered a ruptured spleen and then died of asphyxiation after internal bleeding blocked his airway.

Six police officers are under house arrest in the death.

Prosecutors have two weeks to determine whether they will bring charges in the case.

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Prosecutors have two weeks to determine whether they will bring charges in the case.

They were CAUGHT on video and prosecutors need two weeks to determine if they will bring "charges"?!?!

My father has his spleen ruptured in a beating years ago and it ruined our lives! Press charges DUH!

How come I dont hear our government screaming for blood. We should get a couple thousand people and protest the Mexican embassy.

How come I dont hear our government screaming for blood. We should get a couple thousand people and protest the Mexican embassy.

They should be screaming about the brutal and inhumane treatment!!!!

Lord knows they whine enough about "their" people when no-ones laid a hand on anyone.

I call this racist and a hate crime. The family should immediately find an attorney and sue the pants off the police department, the town, and the government of Mexico.

Oh, and for good measure.....a formal complaint should be filed with the UN against Mexico as well.

Sam Botner of Yancalla, Oregon, was arrested on Aug. 27 in the resort of San Jose del Cabo and was later found dead in a jail cell. Prosecutors say a surveillance video shows officers beating Botner.

The "officers" if you can call them that, killed Mr Botner. Prosecutors dont need 2 freakin weeks to try them for murder because it was video taped. I hope those "officers" rot in prison for the rest of their natural lives.