'Forgotten' student in DEA cell for 5 days

[Trainwreck2100]

Daniel Chong, a 24 year-old UC San Diego student, was swept up in a drug-raid with 7 of his friends on April 21st and somehow locked in his cell for 5 days without food or water, reports the AP.
At some point he drank his own urine and broke the glass in his glasses with his teeth and tried to cut the words "Sorry Mom" into his arm. It sounds like he was going crazy, which is what happens in severe dehydration.
From a statement released by the DEA:
“Seven suspects were brought to county detention after processing, one was released and the individual in question was accidentally left in one of the cells,” spokeswoman Amy Roderick said.
He was finally taken to the hospital on April 25th, and was treated for cramps, dehydration, and a perforated lung suffered after ingesting glass.
Chong was finally released several days ago, and his attorney says he will be filing a claim against the federal government.

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Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/daniel-chong-abandoned-in-police-cell-2012-5#ixzz1tmb8KQqy

 

[terry78]

Solitary confinement on an alleged drug charge?

 

[Trainwreck2100]

Solitary confinement on an alleged drug charge?

no they forgot about him, he didn't get food or water, and had to drink his own piss

 

[Thundercrack85]

He's very fortunate he didn't die. It's quite miraculous he didn't.

 

[Liam_H]

What kind of holding cell was this where no one could hear him for 5 days.

 

[Trainwreck2100]

no idea, but he's gonna get paid a lot of money for this mishap. He wasn't even charged when he got arrested

 

[bullets]

There was probably a good bit of methamphetamine in that urine. Way to keep the party going Chong.

 

[Boom]

It disturbs me how seemingly nonchalant the spokeswoman was about it.

"Yeah, we accidentally forgot about him for five days. Sorry about the almost-dying there, Chong."

 

[The Apocalypse]

Kind of worth the money he is going to get though. Thankfully, he didn't kill himself.

 

[Secret Fawful]

I'm horrified. I can only imagine the terror he went through.

 

[Wolfwood]

The "Sorry Mom" part is what's most heart breaking. Though I don't think I would've carved into my arm.

 

[Duke]

Quite shocking.