Terry Mitchell’s family met with investigators Thursday to seek answers after the 55-year-old fell into a coma following his arrest by Orlando police officers during a traffic stop in late March. “We’re just praying for a miracle, for him to be like he was before this happened,” said Mitchell’s mother, Rosa Richardson. Mitchell was arrested on Washington Street, where police said he initially refused to exit his vehicle and resisted when officers pulled him out. According to the arrest report, Mitchell was chewing something and later “spat an unknown plastic item coated with a white substance” that tested positive for cocaine. Mitchell’s girlfriend, Chambre Frazier, recorded video of the arrest, which she said shows him walking on his own and speaking as officers took him away. “When Terry left, he was coherent. He was speaking; he was strong. He was well,” Frazier said. “He left around 10:40, and according to the medical records, he was fighting for his life at 11:50.”The arrest report stated that the Orange County jail refused to admit Mitchell because he was bleeding, prompting officers to take him to a hospital. While there, Mitchell allegedly spat blood on the officers. However, Mitchell’s family said they were never informed that he had been taken for medical treatment. They believed he was being held at the jail and said officials there repeatedly told them he was at the facility. “He was never in a holding cell. He was on a ventilator, fighting for his life,” Frazier said. Mitchell’s family is being represented by civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Natalie Jackson, who arranged a meeting with Orlando police. During the meeting, the family expected to view body camera footage of the arrest. “The doctors have told them that even if he survives, he’s not likely to ever be as he was because of the severe brain damage,” Crump said. Mitchell faces multiple charges, including possession of cocaine, methamphetamine, and cannabis, resisting an officer with violence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and tampering with evidence. WESH 2 has requested information and body-camera footage from the Orlando Police Department, but the agency has not yet responded.

EATONVILLE, Fla. —

Terry Mitchell’s family met with investigators Thursday to seek answers after the 55-year-old fell into a coma following his arrest by Orlando police officers during a traffic stop in late March.

“We’re just praying for a miracle, for him to be like he was before this happened,” said Mitchell’s mother, Rosa Richardson.

Mitchell was arrested on Washington Street, where police said he initially refused to exit his vehicle and resisted when officers pulled him out.

According to the arrest report, Mitchell was chewing something and later “spat an unknown plastic item coated with a white substance” that tested positive for cocaine.

Mitchell’s girlfriend, Chambre Frazier, recorded video of the arrest, which she said shows him walking on his own and speaking as officers took him away.

“When Terry left, he was coherent. He was speaking; he was strong. He was well,” Frazier said. “He left around 10:40, and according to the medical records, he was fighting for his life at 11:50.”

The arrest report stated that the Orange County jail refused to admit Mitchell because he was bleeding, prompting officers to take him to a hospital.

While there, Mitchell allegedly spat blood on the officers.

However, Mitchell’s family said they were never informed that he had been taken for medical treatment.

They believed he was being held at the jail and said officials there repeatedly told them he was at the facility.

“He was never in a holding cell. He was on a ventilator, fighting for his life,” Frazier said.

Mitchell’s family is being represented by civil rights attorneys Ben Crump and Natalie Jackson, who arranged a meeting with Orlando police. During the meeting, the family expected to view body camera footage of the arrest.

“The doctors have told them that even if he survives, he’s not likely to ever be as he was because of the severe brain damage,” Crump said.

Mitchell faces multiple charges, including possession of cocaine, methamphetamine, and cannabis, resisting an officer with violence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and tampering with evidence.

WESH 2 has requested information and body-camera footage from the Orlando Police Department, but the agency has not yet responded.