Florissant jail death: Detainee identified

Florissant jail death: Detainee identified

Editor's note: The attached video is from a prior report. FLORISSANT, Mo. – Investigators have confirmed the identify of a Hazelwood man who died Sunday while in custody at the Florissant Police Department. According to Mary Schmitt, a spokeswoman for the St. Louis County Police Department, Mitchell Bergeron was found unresponsive in his cell just after 6 a.m. and pronounced dead a short time later. Bergeron was 35. Florissant Police Chief Tim F…

The trial by jurors against four policemen for the death of a detainee in January 2023 at a police station in Cipolletti began on Monday. The victim, Jorge Gatica, died in police station 45 when, according to the accusation, he was tortured. The hearing, broadcast on YouTube, began after 10 hours when the Public Prosecutor's Office made its opening remarks to the 12 citizens who make up the deliberative body. The jury will be responsible for det…