News

Actions

Linwood Lambert death case: No charges will be filed against officers

Lambert died after Va. cops used stun guns
Posted

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal prosecutor says he will not pursue federal criminal civil rights charges against three Virginia police officers who used stun guns multiple times on a black man before his death.

U.S. Attorney John Fishwick Jr. said Thursday that an investigation into death of Linwood Lambert Jr. found insufficient evidence to prove that the three officers violated federal law by willfully using unreasonable force against the man.

Lambert died after being taken into custody by South Boston Police Officers Tiffany Bratton, Clifton Mann and Travis Clay in May 2013.

Police dash cam and hospital surveillance videos released last year show officers using stun guns on Lambert multiple times after taking him to a hospital for a mental health evaluation.

An autopsy report said Lambert died of "cocaine-induced excited delirium."

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Friday

11/07/2025

Partly Cloudy

70° / 53°

2%

Saturday

11/08/2025

Sunny

77° / 53°

5%

Sunday

11/09/2025

Sunny

84° / 55°

2%

Monday

11/10/2025

Partly Cloudy

81° / 57°

1%

Tuesday

11/11/2025

Partly Cloudy

80° / 59°

1%

Wednesday

11/12/2025

Partly Cloudy

78° / 57°

0%

Thursday

11/13/2025

Partly Cloudy

71° / 55°

24%

Friday

11/14/2025

Showers

62° / 52°

55%