City of Little Rock v. Young

John E. Jennings, Judge.

At about 1:30 a.m. on January 29, 1989, Johnny Bush was arrested for public intoxication and placed in the “drunk tank” at the Little Rock jail. At approximately 2:15 a.m. Bush tied one of his coat sleeves around his neck and attempted to tie the other to a door bar and said he was going to kill himself. The shift supervisor, Sergeant Barnard, took away Bush’s coat and long-sleeved shirt and directed jailers to keep a close eye on Bush. When Sergeant Steve Young, the appellee here, relieved Sergeant Barnard at approximately 7:00 a.m., Young was told of Bush’s conduct.

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