PRESS RELEASE
August 8, 2012
SUBJECT: Arrest – Samual Steele, Angels Camp
CONTACT: Chief Todd Fordahl, Tel. (209)736-2567 / [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
On August 7, 2012 the Angels Camp Police Department arrested Samual Steele, 39 of Angels Camp for Manslaughter in the death of Michael Elliott.
During the course of the investigation police learned that Elliott and Steele had been drinking together at Claussen’s Corner Bar on the night of July 23, 2012. While the two men were inside the bar they were involved in a verbal altercation. The verbal altercation continued just before midnight outside of the bar ultimately escalating to a physical confrontation near the 1200 block of S Main St. During the physical confrontation Elliott was pushed to the ground by Steele which caused him to sustain a head injury.
Following the physical confrontation, Steele who was aware Elliott had sustained a head injury moved him inside of an apartment complex nearby. It was during this time that an Angels Camp Police Officer was flagged down and made aware of the incident. Medical assistance was summoned for Elliott due to his injuries.
Elliott was transported to Mark Twain St, Joseph’s Hospital by ambulance, and later by air ambulance to UC Davis Medical Center where he later succumbed to his injuries and died on July 28, 2012.
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