The firing of seven detention officers involved in the in-custody death of Marvin Scott III is seen as "a good first step," but they were neither charged nor arrested for their roles at the Collin County jail in McKinney, Texas.
Marvin David Scott III, a 26-year-old Texas man, died last week after cops attempted to restrain him, using pepper spray and a spit hood.
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