Former Saint Glenn Foster dies after being taken into police custody at age 31

Posted by Michael David Smith on December 7, 2021, 2:31 PM EST
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Former Saints defensive end Glenn Foster Jr. was arrested in Alabama and died of unexplained causes after he was taken into police custody. He was 31.

The medical examiner’s office in Pickens County, Alabama, said the case remains under investigation, according to WWL-TV.

Pickens County jail records say Foster was booked on counts of reckless endangerment, resisting arrest and attempting to elude police. He was re-booked Sunday on counts of simple assault and robbery. He died on Monday.

There have been no details released about the circumstances of either his arrest or his death.

Foster grew up in Chicago and played his college football at Illinois. He signed as an undrafted free agent with the Saints in 2013 and played with them through 2014.

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19 responses to “Former Saint Glenn Foster dies after being taken into police custody at age 31”

  1. Obviously while in custody he caused one of the officers to feel threatened, and was summarily executed for it. There will be contrary evidence found. Some of the LEOs involved will get pay raises.

  5. He was actually charged with assault and robbery according to LE but of course no mention of that in this article. Typical.

  7. I don’t know why every single one of these cases involves resisting arrest or eluding arrest and it gets zero attention. Now I’ll say I’m sure they exist, but it’s extremely rare to read a story where the perpetrator stops, and does what is asked of them and they die. Again, I’m sure it has happened.

    Also we could just stop breaking the law. That probably helps as well.

  9. chc4 says:
    December 7, 2021 at 4:03 pm
    He was actually charged with assault and robbery according to LE but of course no mention of that in this article. Typical.
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    The article: “He was re-booked Sunday on counts of simple assault and robbery.”

    I don’t think that you actually read the article.

  10. You usually have a good chance of living a good life if you don’t do something that leads to arrest….

  12. listen2me: “if you don’t do something that leads to arrest….”

    Unfortunately, that decision often lies in people that notoriously don’t like minorities. Have you been arrested for not coming to a complete stop? How about jaywalking? Some have been killed for “incidents” starting like this.

    Being killed while in custody is always unacceptable.

  14. “Obviously while in custody he caused one of the officers to feel threatened, and was summarily executed for it. There will be contrary evidence found. Some of the LEOs involved will get pay raises.” Only took one response for the racists to come out.

  15. Unfortunately, that decision often lies in people that notoriously don’t like minorities. Have you been arrested for not coming to a complete stop? How about jaywalking? Some have been killed for “incidents” starting like this.

    I have been stopped for not coming to a complete stop. I sat in my car and was polite with the police and it was no big deal. I don’t see what the problem is to just take your medicine.

  16. They killed him duh. Probably hand cuffed him first then had their way with him. It’s a terrible way to die and far too common in the USA.

  18. I don’t care what the crime is, no one should die in police custody. And maybe, just maybe, instances like this are what cause minorities to be anxious and resist arrest when dealing with police. They don’t want to die.

    Many have an inability to empathize with others or can only view the world through the lens of their own experiences.

  19. Everyone here is jumping to conclusions with zero proof or evidence. Sadly typical. 🤦‍♂️

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