After mistaking him for a burglar and shooting him twice, police charged Lyndo Jones with evading arrest, shackled him to his Dallas hospital bed and blocked family members from visiting him for six days. At first, Mesquite police erroneously called Jones, 31, a “burglary suspect” because of a 911 caller who’d spotted him in a … Read more
RUTLEDGE, Tenn. – Body camera video showed a woman’s encounter with a Grainger County deputy that ended with her handcuffed and arrested. Jessica Greenlee is now suing to have the deputy fired over what happened. Greenlee wound up being charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. In the lawsuit, she claimed the deputy is liable … Read more
ATLANTA – An Atlanta police officer was fired for using excessive force after he was caught on dashcam video repeatedly kicking and punching a teenage suspect after a police chase. Only Channel 2 Action News has the video and documents that show the officer wasn’t even supposed to be at the scene to begin with. … Read more
A Stanislaus County sheriff’s deputy is under a criminal investigation after video of him hitting a suspect during an arrest was posted online. In the video, which was recorded on Nov. 10 in Modesto, law enforcement officers can be seen trying to get the suspect, who is on the ground, to put his hands behind … Read more
Many have observed the bullying behavior that comes out when people are given a badge, uniform, and told they have special rights over everyone else. But sometimes we catch that overt bullying on video (scroll down for video). No, we’re not talking about your every day police brutality against “suspects.” What we’re talking about here … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than seven months after the Sacramento Police Department and the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office launched an investigation into the actions of an officer who was caught on video throwing a man suspected of jaywalking to the ground in North Sacramento, the department revealed Monday that the officer will return to … Read more
BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. – A former Bonner Springs police officer has been arrested and accused of assaulting another officer. Sources say the charges against the former officer stem from an incident that happened earlier this year. Joseph Grimm was booked into the Wyandotte County Jail on Tuesday, charged with aggravated battery. Bonner Springs Police Chief … Read more
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The beating of a handcuffed woman by a Jacksonville police officer that caught national attention last year has spurred a lawsuit that the woman’s attorney said will expose an unacceptable culture within the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office that runs from the top down. Mayra Martinez was assaulted by JSO officers three times in … Read more
November 13, 2017 The Mason County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office on Monday declined to press charges against two Shelton police officers who repeatedly struck, pepper sprayed and used a stun gun on a man who had been sleeping on a staircase behind a homeless shelter in May. The decision runs counter to advice from Thurston County … Read more
PITTSBURGH – A former Pittsburgh police sergeant will spend 27 months in prison for a fight with a fan outside Heinz Field two years ago. Sgt. Stephen Matakovich was in court Wednesday for sentencing. A jury had previously found him guilty of violating the subject’s civil rights by use of excessive force. Matakovich must also … Read more
A Texas police officer was placed on administrative leave on Friday after he reportedly used a Taser on a 76-year-old man after the suspect had already been forced to the ground. The Victoria Advocate reported that 76-year-old Pete Vasquez was driving a work-owned vehicle back to his place of business on Thursday when 23-year-old Officer … Read more
A gay man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, accusing deputies of subjecting him to anti-homosexual slurs and severely beating him in front of his 74-year-old mother at their Strathmore home in April. Ramiro Huerta also accused sheriff’s deputies of depriving him of proper medical treatment and … Read more