Just City Memphis is dedicating $50,000 toward posting bail for people being held pretrial in honor of Rockez McDaniel, a 33-year-old who died while in custody awaiting arraignment in late July. (Getty Images)

Memphis organization Just City dedicated $50,000 toward paying bail for low-level offenders on Friday in honor of Rockez McDaniel, a 33-year-old who recently died while awaiting arraignment in the Shelby County jail.

McDaniel faced misdemeanor charges for evading arrest and escape after officers arrested him in response to a mental health call, according to court documents.

Officers tased McDaniel after he shoved one of the responding officers in an attempt to escape, police say. He made a second attempt to escape after being taken to Regional One Hospital for unspecified medical

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