On June 23, 2017, the pavement was estimated to have been around 170 degrees, eight degrees higher than what it takes to instantly destroy human skin. James Bradford Nelson III was thrown to the ground by police and held down, causing his skin to melt off, resulting in third-degree burns on his face, torso, legs, and buttocks. Nelson suffers from schizophrenia and had been detained that day after a mental episode in the parking lot of a KFC. Police officers were called to the KFC when Nelson was behaving erratically. The shirtless man then fled the restaurant but was taken to the ground, with his bare skin being exposed to the scorching roadway. Nelson's mother and stepfather, Tarsha and Barry Benigno, told the Sacremento Bee that they believe the officers were "poorly trained," and that the injuries Nelson sustained have taken an emotional toll on both him and his family. The lawsuit contends, "During this time on the ground Nelson was screaming and yelling in excruciating pain," and adds, "the officers forced his head down onto the hot pavement, leaning onto it with such force that Nelson could not move it for relief, exposing the right side of his face and neck to the scorching heat of the concrete."
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