In this image from body camera video provided by Sedgwick County, police put Cedric “C.J.” Lofton, 17, into a body-length restraining device called a WRAP outside his home in Wichita, Kan., on Sept. 24, 2021. His foster father, unable to deal with a teen who seemed to be in the throes of schizophrenia, had called Wichita police. When they arrived, Cedric refused to leave the porch and go with them; he was obstinate but afraid, meek but frantic. (Sedgwick County via AP)
By Heather Hillingsworth Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — “Y’all here to protect me,” the youth asked the officers, beseechingly. “Right?” The 17-year-old’s foster father,…
