Tonight, murder charges in the downtown Milwaukee hotel death of
Devante Mitchell,
37 days after his death,
prosecutors charged four former Hyatt staff members.
Surveillance video shows them beat and drag Mitchell June 30th
and pin him to the ground,
face down. That's where he would die.
Prosecutors say those employees went too far.
A warning tonight's video may be hard to watch.
Stay down, please stop fighting.
It's video that's gained national attention.
The cries for help as surveillance and cell phone videos
show 43 year old Devante Mitchell being repeatedly punched,
kicked and ultimately held face down for about 10 minutes
by 4 now former hotel employees.
Mitchell later died at the scene.
He was accused of going into the woman's restroom,
causing a disturbance and fighting with hotel staff.
In the 11 page criminal complaint,
prosecutors note Mitchell's behavior is erratic and confusing,
but does not instigate any violence or display any obviously
aggressive or threatening behavior.
The men charged on duty security guard Todd Erickson,
front desk agent Devin Johnson Carson,
off duty security guard Brandon Turner and bellman Herbert Williamson.
An autopsy ruled Mitchell's cause of death as restraint,
asphyxia and toxic effects of cocaine and methamphetamine.
From the video, the doctor notes Mitchell was on his
side to breathe better and was forcibly moved onto his
stomach by the four defendants.