Osagie v. Borough of State College

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA SYLVESTER OSAGIE, No. 4:20-CV-02024 Representative of the Estate of Osaze Osagie, Decedent, (Chief Judge Brann) Plaintiff, v. BOROUGH OF STATE COLLEGE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION NOVEMBER 27, 2023 This case presents a tragic, and unfortunately familiar scenario in which an individual suffering from a mental health crisis was killed by the police. In March 2019, Sylvester Osagie (“Osagie”) was worried that his son, Osaze Osagie (“Osaze”), was off his medication and could present a danger to himself or…