Navy vet died after California police knelt on his neck for nearly 5 minutes, family alleges
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A Navy veteran suffering from a mental health emergency died after a northern California police officer knelt on his neck for nearly five minutes, according to his family, who filed a wrongful death lawsuit regarding the incident being compared to the death of George Floyd.
"These Antioch police officers had already handcuffed Angelo but did not stop their assault on the young man and inexplicably began using the 'George Floyd' technique of placing a knee on the back and side of his neck, ignoring Mr. Quinto pleas of 'please don't kill me,'" John Burris, an attorney representing the family, said at a press conference Thursday. Quinto's sister, 18-year-old Bella Collins, said she now regrets calling police, explaining she was concerned that, because of her brother's condition, he might hurt her mom because of his insistence that she stay with him. Quinto's mother, Cassandra Quinto-Collins, claims she had been hugging her son and he was calm by the time officers arrived at their home in Antioch, 45 miles east of San Francisco.More Related News