Jacksonville Sheriff’s Officer Arrested for Beating Handcuffed Teenager Had A Violent History

A Jacksonville sheriff’s officer arrested in the beating of a handcuffed teenager used violence against an overdose victim and a shopper he encountered at a Walmart, according to reports filed by the officer, Tim James. James was not disciplined in connection with either incident, according to his personnel file. He was arrested in June after … Read more

Disturbing Video of St. Louis Police Indiscriminately Pepper Spraying People On The Ground With Hands Up

St. Louis police appear to be engaged in systemic police brutality against both protesters and reporters on the ground. In a video shot on Sunday night, police can be seen boxing in protesters and closing in on them from all sides for a “mass arrest” that included journalists and ACLU legal observers. In a video … Read more

[WATCH] No Charges For Lampasas Deputy Seen Punching Man After a Traffic Stop

No criminal charges will be filed against a former Lampasas County sheriff’s deputy seen in a May video punching a man after a traffic stop. A Texas Rangers investigation into former Deputy Logan Jones began after the May 25 traffic stop in Lampasas involving Quinton Elderidge Cruce, 18, of Copperas Cove, and Gage Neely Blackwell, … Read more

Pennsylvania State Trooper Suspended and Charged With Strangling, Assaulting Woman at Derry Home

A state trooper has been suspended without pay after his arrest in connection with an alleged violent assault on a woman at his Derry Township home this month. Chad Douglas Corbett, 37, is charged with aggravated indecent assault, strangulation, simple assault and reckless endangerment. Corbett had been assigned to a patrol unit at Troop A’s … Read more

Rikers Correction Officer Gets 30 Years in Prison for Deadly Beating of Inmate and Trying to Cover Up Assault

A former Rikers correction officer was slammed with a 30 year prison sentence Wednesday for beating an infirm inmate to death — and then trying to cover up the assault. “This is a serious offense that requires a serious punishment,” Manhattan Federal Judge Loretta Preska said in handing the lengthy prison term to ex-officer Brian … Read more

[WATCH] Ohio Police Officer Suspended After Threatening to ‘Choke The Life Out’ of Suspect

A Columbus police officer has been “relieved from duty” after he allegedly made comments threatening to choke a suspect, Columbus Division of Police Chief Kim Jacobs announced Wednesday. In a news conference Wednesday night, Jacobs said a series of officer bodycam videos that captured the Sept. 1 arrest of Timothy Davis prompted the suspension of … Read more

Jurors Acquit Baltimore County Police Officer After Video Shows Him Run Up & Kick Suspect In The Head

After deliberating for about 30 minutes Thursday, a Baltimore County jury acquitted a police officer accused of unlawfully kicking and spitting on a suspect during an arrest that was captured on video by a city police helicopter. A group of jurors then waited outside the Towson courthouse to thank the officer, Christopher M. Spivey, for … Read more

[WATCH] Campus Police Officer Accused of Excessive Force at South Dakota State University

South Dakota State University is investigating an allegation of excessive force by a campus police officer following a mother’s viral Facebook post. Melissa Mentele, a one-time candidate for state legislature from Emery, wrote in a lengthy public post that her two daughters were victims of a “violent attack” late Saturday after they were stopped by … Read more

[WATCH] Cell Phone Video Shows Columbus Police Officers Kicking and Punching Suspect

COLUMBUS — A cell phone video circulating on social media shows Columbus police kicking and punching a suspect during an arrest inside an east side neighborhood market. Court records show police charged 31-year-old Timothy Davis with resisting police. Davis has a criminal history that includes multiple charges of resisting arrest and assault and there was … Read more