Family grieving loss of baby accuse police of illegal entry, arrest | KSL.com

Family grieving loss of baby accuse police of illegal entry, arrest | KSL.com

Mastering the fine art of deescalation. "On Feb. 24, Kameron Evans died at St. Mark's Hospital, apparently due to complications from RSV, Sykes said. The death was not considered suspicious and there was never any indication the death was the result of anything but an unfortunate tragedy, according to the family. However, per police protocol, the family was told that officers needed to ask them questions to make sure no foul play was involved. The family asked if they could be questioned at home, Sykes said. Because their home is in West Valley City, Unified police called West Valley officers to stop by their house. Shortly after the family arrived home from the hospital, officers Christensen and George Martinez arrived. Kameron's grandfather, still distraught and not aware police were coming, according to the family, answered the door. "My father opened the door, yelled at the cop, ‘What do you want?’ And then shut the door,” said Ricardo Estrada, Jr., Kameron's uncle. West Valley's chief described the grandfather as being "in a highly agitated state. The man shouted expletives at the officer and closed the door." On surveillance video, a man can be heard shouting at police, "What the (expletive) do you want?" At that point, Christensen kicked the front door twice, which came open, and entered. Family members claimed he was immediately hostile toward them, threatening to arrest everyone. Christensen then threatened to arrest family members who pulled out their cellphones to record what was happening, and used pepper spray on several individuals including Tevin Evans' mother. In cellphone video, a man can be heard repeating, "Facebook Live" while recording the officers and a woman is heard saying, "We are recording it." At one point during the confrontation, Evans attempted to pull the officer away from his mother as the officer attempted to push and pull him, according to the family. The result was both men tumbling down a flight of stairs. In cellphone video, it also appears that Evans may have thrown a punch at the officer just before both went down the stairs. The family denies that Evans hit the officer, saying he was just trying to get away while the officer was trying to restrain him."