Georgia judge sets October trial date for ex-deputies charged with manslaughter in jail death
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A judge has set an Oct. 5 trial date for two former sheriff's deputies and a nurse charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 21-year-old man inside a county jail.
Mathew Ajibade (ah-jih-BAH-dee) died at the Chatham County jail in Savannah after fighting with deputies Jan. 1.
Prosecutors say Cpl. Jason Kenny shocked Ajibade with a stun gun while he was strapped into a restraining chair. An indictment says Cpl. Maxine Evans and jail nurse Gregory Brown failed to check on the detainee's condition as required — but falsified paperwork to make it appear that they did.
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Prosecutors said in court Thursday that they plan to add perjury charges against the two deputies. Evans' attorney, Bobby Phillips, called charges against his client "bogus." He has demanded a speedy trial.