Body camera video from the Orange County District Attorney's Office of the in-custody death of Phillip Andrew Diaz Jr. (Link to the Orange County District Attorney's Report is provided below.) Location: Santa Ana, Orange County, California, United States Date: July 23, 2018 (Monday) Orange County District Attorney's Office: ... At the time of the incident, Diaz was a 47-year-old male residing in the city of Santa Ana with a history of drug abuse, diabetes, and a heart condition. According to his father, Diaz had been using methamphetamine prior to his death. On Monday, July 23, 2018, at approximately 10:52 a.m., SAPD received a call that two males were fighting inside an apartment unit at 3400 block of South Plaza Drive in Santa Ana. Two officers were dispatched to the location. Officer Buan arrived on the scene first, at approximately 11:02 a.m., and parked south of the unit. Officer Buan stood in the parking lot below the south facing window of the unit and heard yelling coming from inside the apartment. Officer Catlin arrived at approximately 11:04 a.m., and both he and Officer Buan saw a male, wearing a white t-shirt, slam against the east-facing window of the unit. Both officers entered the locked, gated apartment courtyard after a maintenance worker let them in. The officers approached the bottom of the outdoor stairs and stood beneath the unit. Upon hearing screaming coming from inside the apartment unit, Officer Buan asked for additional units to assist with the call. Officer Buan called up to unit B, saying, “It’s the SAPD, come out, we just want to talk to you.” Approximately 20 seconds later, Diaz exited the front door of the apartment unit. Diaz was drenched in perspiration, wore a white t-shirt, no underwear, and had his pants down around his ankles. Officer Buan said, “Hey bud, come out here.” Diaz quickly descended the apartment stairs. He had a clenched jaw, rigid muscle tone, wide eyes, and was profusely sweating as he attempted to run past the officers. Diaz’s speech was incoherent and his movements were rapid. Given his behavior, the officers believed Diaz was under the influence of a stimulant. Officer Catlin received narcotics training in the academy, as well as a specialized course, where he learned to recognize symptoms of narcotics use. Officer Catlin stated that Diaz displayed the common symptoms of rigid muscles, bruxism, and highly active perspiration as he came down the stairs. Officers Buan and Catlin grabbed Diaz by the arms and shoulders to stabilize him, and repeatedly told him to relax. While detaining him, Officer Buan recognized Diaz from a previous incident of battery on Diaz’s father approximately one week prior. Diaz refused to comply and aggressively resisted the officers’ attempts to restrain him. Because Diaz continued to struggle and shout unintelligibly, the officers took hold of Diaz’s upper body and laid him on the grass, to handcuff him in a controlled manner. According to Officer Buan, they chose to take Diaz to the ground so that they could control him, then check the interior of the apartment for other involved or injured persons. Upon handcuffing Diaz, the paramedics were called. Officer Park arrived on scene shortly after. Diaz was still screaming and kicking, so Officer Park helped the officers by taking hold of Diaz’s legs. Officer Park stated Diaz was fairly strong and continued to resist all three officers. After securing Diaz on the ground, Officer Buan stood up with the intent to check the apartment unit, but Diaz began resisting again. Officer Buan was unable to check the apartment unit and stayed on the ground with the other officers to control Diaz. Diaz continued to struggle and scream, “Let me out.” Officer Catlin placed his right shin on Diaz’s back and Officer Buan placed his right shin on Diaz’s buttocks to control his movements. The officers repeatedly told Diaz, “You’re all right, calm down,” and reassured him that paramedics were on their way. Diaz continued to be noncompliant and actively resisted their attempts to control him. Witnesses in the surrounding area stated that they did not see the officers use any other force or weapons to control Diaz, and they acted appropriately. ... OCDA's Report: https://imgur.com/a/2keaftq

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