On July 13, Jada Trainor, a Black woman, U.S. veteran, and mother of an infant and four other children, went to Eskenazi Hospital’s emergency room for a blood pressure check-up. Even though Jada was simply asking the nurse clarifying questions, the nurse proceeded to call the hospital police. Eskenazi Health Safety and Security officers tackled Jada, handcuffed her to a hospital bed, took her to jail, and charged her with resisting arrest and attempting to take an officer’s firearm. Jada maintains her innocence and is ready to share her story before her trial, set for December 11, 2024.
She hopes the officers involved will be fired from Eskenazi and her charges dismissed. If convicted, Trainor faces up to 10 years in prison. “The level of force used against me was unjustified, unnecessary, and one of the most humiliating, violating experiences of my life,” Trainor recalls. “The injuries will fade, but not the memory of what I endured, which I have thought about constantly ever since. Unfortunately, my children and my husband also share this burden.”
The Indianapolis Liberation Center held a press conference Tuesday, November 26, with Jada and Jerome Taylor (aka “Taylor Bey”), a Black man who is also a U.S. veteran and was also brutalized and arrested at Eskenazi in 2019. In February 2022, a Marion County Judge dismissed Taylor’s charges on the grounds of a “good defense.”
Stay posted to the Indianapolis Liberator for updates as we continue mobilizing to support Trainor in her upcoming trial.
Featured photo: Jada Trainor, Taylor Bey, and supporters at the November 27 press conference. Credit: Indianapolis Liberation Center.
