Manny Ellis' death prompts bid by lawmaker to ban hog-tying by police

Seattle — Washington state lawmakers are expected to consider a proposal Monday to prohibit police from hog-tying suspects, nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together behind him in a case that became a touchstone for racial justice demonstrators in the Pacific Northwest.

The restraint technique has long drawn concern due to the risk of suffocation, and while many cities and counties have banned it, other still allow its use.

Democratic Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, who sponsored the bill, said she doesn't want anyone else to experience the "dehumanization" Ellis faced before his death.