Student left in cell for 4 days sues for $20m
<p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="picked">picked</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drug">drug</span> <span word="sweep">sweep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="arrested">arrested</span>, <span word="never">never</span> <span word="charged">charged</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="released">released</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="forgotten">forgotten</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="holding">holding</span> <span word="cell">cell</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="urine">urine</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="alive">alive</span>.</p><p><span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="food">food</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="toilet">toilet</span>, <span word="Daniel">Daniel</span> <span word="Chong">Chong</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="hallucinating">hallucinating</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="day">day</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>-<span word="style">style</span> <span word="cartoon">cartoon</span> <span word="characters">characters</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dig">dig</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="water">water</span>. <span word="Chong">Chong</span> <span word="tore">tore</span> <span word="apart">apart</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plastic">plastic</span> <span word="lining">lining</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="ripped">ripped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walls">walls</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waited">waited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="flood">flood</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Diego">Diego</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>, <span word="where">where</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="treated">treated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dehydration">dehydration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="kidney">kidney</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hallucinations">hallucinations</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>."</p><p><span word="Later">Later</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>."</p><p><span word="Four">Four</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="later">later</span>, <span word="agents">agents</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fluke">fluke</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="covered">covered</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="feces">feces</span>, <span word="Chong">Chong</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Chong">Chong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="attorneys">attorneys</span> <span word="filed">filed</span> <span word="a">a</span> $20 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Drug">Drug</span> <span word="Enforcement">Enforcement</span> <span word="Administration">Administration</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="constitutes">constitutes</span> <span word="torture">torture</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p>"<span word="He">He</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="died">died</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chong">Chong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span>, <span word="Eugene">Eugene</span> <span word="Iredale">Iredale</span>. "<span word="If">If</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="another">another</span> 12 <span word="to">to</span> 24 <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="died">died</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="five">five</span>-<span word="page">page</span> <span word="notice">notice</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="precursor">precursor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DEA">DEA</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="counsel">counsel</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cites">cites</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="pain">pain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="suffering">suffering</span>, <span word="future">future</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="psychiatric">psychiatric</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span>.</p>
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