An inmate in Alabama who had "serious mental and psychiatric needs" was reportedly put in a concrete tank known as "the freezer" before he died from hypothermia. The death has now been ruled a homicide‚ according to USA Today.Anthony Don Mitchell passed away on January 26‚ 2023‚ while in custody at the Walker County Sheriff's Department after spending two weeks "incarcerated under horrendous conditions" at the Walker County Jail. The institution is located in Jasper‚ about 40 miles north of Birmingham.Mitchell's mother‚ Margaret Mitchell‚ claimed in a 53-page lawsuit that officers at the jail deliberately exposed her 33-year-old son to freezing temperatures for more than 24 hours straight. She also claimed that the officers withheld medication‚ medical treatment‚ water‚ and even the toilet from her son. NBC News reported that Mitchell's death certificate indicated that he had died from hypothermia and "sepsis resulting from infections injuries obtained during incarceration and medical neglect." Walker County Coroner Joey Vick announced on Monday that Mitchell's death has been ruled a homicide. Jon Goldfarb‚ the attorney representing Mitchell's family in the suit‚ said‚ "Tony's death was wrongful‚ the result of horrific‚ malicious abuse and mountains of deliberate indifference."The suit indicates that the defendants include Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith‚ jail administrator Justin White‚ a nurse practitioner‚ an investigator‚ and more than a dozen jail corrections officers. Randy McNeill‚ who is representing the sheriff and the corrections officers in the case‚ said he could not comment on the case "because of the ongoing investigation‚" per USA Today. The lawsuit also includes that a doctor wrote in emergency room notes that Mitchell was "unresponsive apneic and pulseless and cold to the touch" when he arrived for treatment.“I am not sure what circumstances the patient was held in incarceration but it is difficult to understand a rectal temperature of 72° F 22° centigrade while someone is incarcerated in jail. The cause of his hypothermia is not clear. It is possible he had a underlying medical condition resulting in hypothermia. I do not know if he could have been exposed to a cold environment‚” the doctor wrote‚ per the lawsuit.The Associated Press reported that the state prison system is already in hot water‚ as it faces a lawsuit after a mentally ill man "baked to death" in an overheated prison cell.Thomas Lee Rutledge reportedly died of hyperthermia on December 7‚ 2020‚ while staying at William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility in Bessemer. Rutledge had an internal temperature of 109 degrees when he was eventually found to be unresponsive in the mental health cell. The defendants in the case are prison staff‚ wardens‚ and contractors as defendants.No criminal charges have been filed against defendants in Mitchell's death‚ according to Goldfarb. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

We all love Doom. It's the spiritual ancestor to the entire boomer shooter genre that now includes instant classics like Dusk‚ Turbo Overkill‚ and Ultrakill. Last year we also added Warhammer 40K Boltgun to that ever-expanding list‚ and if you never got a chance to play it‚ now you can thanks to Game Pass. Continue reading One of 2023’s best FPS games just joined Xbox Game Pass MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best Warhammer 40k games‚ Best Warhammer games‚ Best FPS games

Noctua has just dealt a devastating blow to fans of its world-class cooling products who also like the current trend for white gaming PCs. Having previously hinted it was developing a range of white PC case fans‚ it has now confirmed that development has stopped‚ putting an end to hopes of a perfect marriage of Noctua performance and sleek all white styling. Noctua has long been famed for mostly selling its products in an eyebrow-raising color combination of brown and beige. However‚ thanks to the Austrian company's engineering excellence that has seen its fans and coolers earn places on our best PC fan and best CPU cooler guides‚ its products have remained popular. Nonetheless‚ more recently the company has moved with the times‚ offering black variants of some products and revealing that white variants were in the works too. Continue reading White gaming PC builds just got harder thanks to Noctua MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card‚ Best gaming PC‚ Best SSD for gaming

We’ve picked out five top choices for the best Indian VPN. These will give you a chance to connect through an Indian server when outside the country and protect your privacy on the internet in the process. To clarify‚ these are VPNs with Indian servers‚ rather than VPN businesses based in India. If your priority is something other than privacy‚ then that won't be a problem. That said‚ if you want the most private VPN services‚ then you’ll have to pick one that uses virtual servers instead. Fortunately‚ many of the best VPN services offer virtual servers‚ and we have recommendations for both kinds below. Continue reading The best Indian VPN services 2024 MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card‚ Best gaming PC‚ Best SSD for gaming

If you have a clean wood gaming setup at home‚ then could we possibly interest you in this walnut and brass wood gaming PC? There’s just something about this PC build that screams elegance and we absolutely need it in our lives. Thanks to our rapidly growing PC building Facebook page‚ we’ve seen many custom gaming PCs‚ from mods based on existing case designs to scratch PC builds. You can even submit yours for consideration right here. Here we chat to Matthew Chew about how they assembled and designed this walnut and brass PC build. Continue reading We’re in love with this stunning Intel-powered wood gaming PC MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best graphics card‚ Best gaming PC‚ Best SSD for gaming

It’s not the enemies (well‚ it kind of is the enemies)‚ and it’s not the environments - at least not all the time. In Outlast‚ the horror-game-mold-breaking 2013 original‚ the most frightening part of the experience is the camera. That grainy little viewfinder‚ especially when you activate the battery-sucking nightvision‚ makes everything feel‚ somehow‚ closer‚ more tactile‚ and more real. You’re a reporter. Your job is to record. And so you feel obligated to watch and capture every single atrocity and terror contained in Mount Massive Asylum. It’s a subtle but breakthrough tweak in the horror game formula. Now‚ 11 years later‚ Outlast has fully broken containment. Mixing Dead by Daylight’s multiplayer focus with the stealth and tension of Alien Isolation or Amnesia‚ one of 2024’s most hotly anticipated new horrors is finally here in full. Continue reading Rated 9/10‚ one of 2024’s most wanted new horror games is finally here MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best horror games‚ Best survival‚ Best co-op games

While many fondly remember WWE’s glory days‚ professional wrestling is currently experiencing a new renaissance period. With more eyes on the company than ever‚ WWE 2K24 aims to celebrate the past while creating a blueprint for future wrestling games. It does so by updating its roster of match types‚ adding new features to the Universe‚ MyFaction‚ and MyGM modes‚ telling stories with its two MyRise campaigns‚ and taking a nostalgic look at the highlights of 40 years of Wrestlemania. There’s so much to unpack here in WWE 2K24‚ with something for every professional wrestling fan - but everything good comes at some cost. Continue reading WWE 2K24 – a showcase of the immortals MORE FROM PCGAMESN: WWE 2K24 review‚ WWE 2K24 locker codes‚ WWE 2K24 unlockables

It’s been a strange year for creature collector fans. Sure‚ we’re only a few months into 2024‚ but Palworld’s descent into the dark side of monster-taming games has been an experience that none of us at PCGamesN will forget any time soon. If‚ like me‚ you’re still reeling from the questionable ethics (and fluids) in Pocketpair’s breakout hit‚ then Home of the Yokai is the perfect palette cleanser. Even better? It’s due out later this year. Continue reading Palworld gets the Stardew Valley treatment in this pastoral Pokelike MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Best indie games‚ Pokemon PC games‚ RPG games

While Warner Bros has admitted that Suicide Squad Kill The Justice League was a “disappointment‚” the company has simultaneously outlined how it wants to focus more on live service and free-to-play games‚ citing them as key areas of growth for the core IPs that act as a lynchpin of its videogames business. Continue reading Despite Suicide Squad‚ WB is doubling down on live service games MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League system requirements‚ Suicide Squad Kill the Justice review‚ Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League builds

In late February‚ Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead Studios revealed that a real person named Joel holds the position of 'Game Master' for the entire online shooter. This Dungeons and Dragons-inspired role was devised to observe players' behavior and manipulate in-game events to keep things spicy. Now‚ Katherine Baskin‚ Arrowhead's community manager‚ offers further details about the studio's "divisive" strategy to avoid live-service game pitfalls. Continue reading Helldivers 2 devs want to avoid big‚ common live-service game mistake MORE FROM PCGAMESN: Helldivers 2 weapons‚ Helldivers 2 servers‚ Helldivers 2 system requirements