Mike Tucker on Damian Grimes-Fuller's 8-year pretrial incarceration and mental health denial

Hello.

Oh, sorry.

Good afternoon, and thank you, Chairperson Brooks-Powers.

My name is Mike Tucker.

I'm here representing the Grimes-Fuller family.

You can't say criminal justice reform and looking into all of these agencies without talking about Damian Grimes-Fuller.

Inmate at Records Island, booking case number 113-220-0739.

This man has been incarcerated in a pretrial setting for eight years, 2,920 days.

I went and spoke on June 10th at the city executive budget hearing, and I asked that y'all use your subpoena power to subpoena the Department of Corrections head as well as CHS.

These organizations are getting millions of dollars.

This man has a severe mental health issue, and he has been denied access.

Only reason that this case has been looked into is because I reached out.

Starting with the public advocate's office, as well as Mr.

Zyce, that's sitting right next to me, the mayor's office, anybody that I can get to look into this man's case.

It doesn't have any reason why a person should be set in pretrial.

hearing settings with mental health issues and being denied services, his rights of being violated, and they're asking for more money.

What are you doing with the money that you already have?

Why haven't this man been taken to trial?

This extends to the DA's office.

The legal aid society as well.

You got 18B lawyers that are representing this man that are not speaking up for this man.

I'm here pleading with you and begging you to please look into this.

Ask for a full investigation because questions needs to be answered.

Thank you.

Thank you for that.

I'm just going to ask a member from the committee staff to just capture the information of the gentleman you're talking about.

Thank you for that.

This, oh, sorry.

We were waiting for you.

There you go.