NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The Connecticut Office of the Inspector General said the death of a New Britain man who died while in the custody of the New Britain Police Department was accidental.
Police were called to a home on Columbia Street around 9:45 a.m. on August 28, 2023, for a report of a "male acting suspiciously - possibly under the influence of narcotics," according to the Inspector General. A child was present at the scene, police said in the Inspector General's report.
Responding officers found Marcell Felix, 45, on the front porch. Police indicated that Felix was having a medical event due to speaking unintelligibly and moving erratically, the Inspector General said.
In the preliminary stages of the investigation, the Inspector General released a 36-second clip from police body cam footage and officers could be seen trying to stop Felix from climbing on the railing of the front porch. A child could be heard yelling in the background in the video. Officers then handcuffed and restrained Felix and called for medical personnel, the Inspector General said.
Felix "coded" while in the ambulance and was pronounced dead at the hospital, the Inspector General added.
The Office of the Inspector General concluded that the death of Marcell Lance Felix was accidental and not the result of force or criminal action and will take no further action in this matter.
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