A new report is suggesting use of force by Madison police led to a man’s death in 2024.
The department’s interim independent police monitor released findings from the encounter yesterday after the man’s mother had filed a complaint.
The report found 32-year-old Richard Johnson’s death was caused by “restraint cardiac arrest,” and not an overdose of drugs as reported by the medical examiner.
The report noted details being left out of the police report by officers who were involved with the in-custody death.
