Trea Ellinger, 29, ... Perry Talbert, Andre Watson, and Ralph Massimei, found Ellinger, after receiving a 911 call about the man, state authorities said. ...

Ellinger was laying flat on his stomach as he was put into the ambulance with medics who began providing treatment, say investigators. After a few minutes, Ellinger became unresponsive.

Ellinger also was restrained in a prone position, the medical term for lying flat facedown. Baltimore Police policies bar officers from leaving a handcuffed detainee in that position.

When Trea Ellinger left a Baltimore drug rehab facility last summer, he assured his anxious mother that everything was fine. He had his medications and was planning to meet up with his girlfriend.

A Baltimore paramedic warned officers on the scene of a July police response that preceded a man’s death in custody not to restrain the 29-year-old in a stretcher with his face down, body cam… ...

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