An attorney for MetroHealth System said Monday the hospital is not at fault for the death of Tasha Grant, a Cuyahoga County jail detainee.

Grant died in May soon after being restrained by police officers in her hospital room.

“When looking at this case, there is absolutely nothing but clear evidence that everything was done right by the officers involved in this case," MetroHealth’s counsel Ian Friedman said during a news conference.

The county medical examiner’s office ruled the death a potential homicide, finding that Grant, a double amputee, died from cardiac arrest 13 minutes after restraint ended.

Friedman said the fact that the county opened a criminal investigation should not be interpreted as a sign of guilt.

"Just because there is a criminal investigation does not suggest at

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