Othel Moore Jr. could barely move his body in his final moments.Newly released video shows the 38-year-old Missouri inmate was strapped into a full-body restraint system, commonly used in jails and prisons across nearly every state, called The WRAP.Moore was also wearing a spit mask, rubber helmet, handcuffs, and leg shackles after being pepper-sprayed during a guard shakedown of prisoner cells at the Jefferson City Correctional Center on December 8, 2023.Four former corrections officers are now charged with second-degree murder and other varying charges in his death. They have pleaded not guilty. New video, released Tuesday by attorneys representing Moore’s family, brings fresh perspective into the final moments before he died and raises new questions about the cause of his death.“This is one of the biggest civil rights prison death cases in America,” said attorney Andrew Stroth.Stroth is one of several attorneys representing Moore’s sister and mother in a 15-count …
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