Conditions at Brooklyn Central Booking, lack of medical attention blamed for woman’s death
The family of a Brooklyn woman who died while in police custody has filed a wrongful death suit against New York City and the New York City Police Department, citing failure to provide medical attention as the proximate cause of death.
Kyam Livingston was arrested early Saturday morning on July 20 for violating a limited restraining order requiring Livingston to “refrain from loud arguments or the consumption of alcohol” while in the home she shared with her grandmother, Theresa Johnson. Johnson called the police after supposedly smelling alcohol on Livingston, who had returned home from a party.
At 1:30 a.m. Livingston was escorted by the NYPD to Kings County Hospital for alcohol and drug testing. Seven hours later, Livingston was discharged from the hospital and transported to the 70th precinct at 154 Lawrence Ave. for processing. Livingston was eventually sent to Brooklyn Central Booking at 120 Schermerhorn St. to await arraignment.