BAKERSFIELD, CA -- The family of a man who died at a group home in Lamont over the summer is expected to speak at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
The family of Joseph Adam Lynch hired attorney Matthew Clark, who filed a lawsuit against Mountain View Ranch residential care and the Kern Regional Center.
The Kern County Coroner had ruled Lynch's death a homicide due to positional asphyxiation. Clark said the case has been submitted for potential criminal prosecution.
Sheriff's deputies were called to the group home on July 9. Staff told deputies Lynch was a client and was vandalizing the residence and had assaulted a staff member. Deputies said staff members tried to subdue him and called the sheriff's department.
By the time deputies arrived, they said Lynch had stopped breathing. The lawsuit claims Lynch suffered from Fragile X syndrome, a form of autism that can cause aggressive behavior.
The suit claims staffers used unreasonable and excessive force to restrain him.
The family of Joseph Adam Lynch hired attorney Matthew Clark, who filed a lawsuit against Mountain View Ranch residential care and the Kern Regional Center.
The Kern County Coroner had ruled Lynch's death a homicide due to positional asphyxiation. Clark said the case has been submitted for potential criminal prosecution.
Sheriff's deputies were called to the group home on July 9. Staff told deputies Lynch was a client and was vandalizing the residence and had assaulted a staff member. Deputies said staff members tried to subdue him and called the sheriff's department.
By the time deputies arrived, they said Lynch had stopped breathing. The lawsuit claims Lynch suffered from Fragile X syndrome, a form of autism that can cause aggressive behavior.
The suit claims staffers used unreasonable and excessive force to restrain him.