Detroit-Area Mall Guards Face Trial in Man’s Death More Than 10 Years Later

Detroit-Area Mall Guards Face Trial in Man’s Death More Than 10 Years Later
Attorney General Dana Nessel announces charges for several security guards from Northland Mall in the 2014 death of McKenzie Cochran during a news conference in Detroit on Oct. 14, 2021. Max Ortiz/Detroit News via AP
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PONTIAC, Mich.—Four security guards are facing trial this week in the death of a man who was pinned to the ground during a fierce struggle more than 10 years ago at a suburban Detroit shopping mall.

McKenzie Cochran, 25, was unarmed and repeatedly told guards, “I can’t breathe,” while face down, following a dispute at a jewelry store inside Northland Center in 2014, witnesses said.