No signs of trauma were found in the death of Indiana man Rhyker Earl, the Lake County coroner said

JASPER COUNTY, Ind. (WLS) — A medical examiner's autopsy found no signs of trauma after an Indiana man who died while being handcuffed last September.

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The Lake County coroner's office said Wednesday that 26-year-old Rhyker Earl died of complications from cardiovascular disease and ruled the manner of death natural.

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The 26-year-old father of two died last September after an encounter with sheriff's deputies and paramedics at his home.

The Jasper County Sheriff's Office released body camera footage of Earl's encounter with officers who responded to his DeMotte home after he suffered what his family said was his third seizure of the day. Earl had epilepsy.

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The deputies were called in because paramedics had difficulty controlling him.

Minutes into the encounter, officers handcuffed Earl to the ground and ordered him to remain calm as he pleaded for his life in front of his family.

The emergency services administered several shots of sedatives. Eventually, Earl loses consciousness and paramedics perform CPR before taking him to the hospital. He died two days later.

The family has fired civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who said Earl's death was the result of a dereliction of duty to a man who was in the midst of a medical emergency.