The family of a Black man who died after being tased by Ocoee police while suffering a mental health crisis says Orange-Osceola State Attorney Monique Worrell recently refused their request for a new investigation, which they called an example of “weak leadership.” Jean “Samuel” Celestin, 33, died after he was shocked multiple times by Ocoee and Windermere police with Tasers, then hogtied and left on the ground until he suffered cardiorespiratory arrest due to a lack of oxygen to his brain, investigative and autopsy records show. Joanne Celestin, Samuel Celestin’s older sister, said Worrell told the family in an Aug. 31 meeting that her office would not re-investigate his death, which his family said reflects Worrell’s failure to deliver on her campaign promise to hold law enforcement officers accountable for their actions. “It makes me realize that when she stood out there with us, when Black Lives Matter was... marching and she was marching along with us, she knew that she would not try any of these cases,” Joanne Celestin said. “She has one job, one job only, and that’s to bring justice. That is her job and she refused to do so. She has failed us all.” Joanne Celestin said she called 911 on April 11, 2019, to report that her youngest brother, who had been diagnosed with schizophrenia, paranoia, Bipolar disorder and anxiety, was having a mental health crisis. The family wanted him to be involuntarily committed under Florida’s Baker Act. “When I called for help, I made it very clear this was a medical call and that he needed to be escorted to the hospital,” Joanne Celestin said. “And instead, I have to live every single day — every day — knowing that the call I made caused my brother to lose his life in a malicious way.” #IAMSAMUELCELESTIN (at Ocoee, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTi0tDfMQaz/?utm_medium=tumblr