You can hear the moment Carlton James became a quadriplegic, he claims, losing the use of his limbs. He is quickly taken down by correction officers, and you hear a yelp.

James was in a city jail in May 2023, seen in exclusive video obtained by NY1 running out of an elevator a short time before.

Then, a group of correction officers take him down, holding him in the hallway for nearly five minutes.

During the chaotic scene, it’s difficult to see what happened. They take him to another area to be searched.

After that, James, whose arms were rear-cuffed and legs shackled, moves his leg towards an officer as he tries to help him with his shoes.

They take him down again, and the view is partially obscured in the video — but he appears to hit his head multiple times. And after that, he can

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