Today the charleston Gazette-Mail featured our client, Mark D. Messer, who has been on life support since August 18, following a use of force incident during his misdemeanor arrest by the Logan County Sheriff’s Department.
Katrina Seabolt says she witnessed a Logan County Sheriff’s deputy throw her brother to the ground about three weeks ago….
Mark Messer, 54, has been on life support in a Charleston hospital ever since an incident on Mud River Road in Logan on Aug. 18.
“It’s under investigation right now,” Logan Chief Deputy Mike Mayes said on Friday. “Whenever it involves use of force, this office investigates it.”….
Messer’s family has hired Monroe County lawyer John Bryan. He said last week that no one from the sheriff’s department has reached out to the family since the incident.
“My goals are to find out what happened,” Bryan said. “I want any documentation from law enforcement about the incident.”