John Seiberling, Gaven King, and Aaron Maree are charged with involuntary manslaughter of McKenzie Cochran after the 2014 death was reviewed years later. A fourth guard charged with the death, Lucius Hamilton, pleaded guilty, and a fifth guard died before charges were filed. Cochran, 25, of Ferndale, allegedly told the owner of a jewelry store at Northland Mall that 'he wanted to kill someone' on Jan. 28, 2014. Two security guards responded to the store after the owner called for security assistance. When Cochran approached the guards with clenched fists, one guard maced him and both attempted to restrain him to the ground. Three additional security guards responded and took part in the restraint in order to handcuff Cochran who was heard saying he couldn’t breathe while he was on the ground. The guards noticed Cochran had become unresponsive and contacted EMS. Cochran was declared dead at a nearby hospital shortly afterwards. |