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
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
An NYPD officer accused of assaulting a Coney Island man over a spilled drink is expected to face criminal charges Monday, sources said. Officer O’Keefe Thompson was already on modified duty in the wake of his alleged clash with Raymond Crespo on July 8. According to Crespo, he was on the corner of Mermaid Ave. … Read more
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
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
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
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
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
SAN ANTONIO – An argument between a man and a woman last year resulted in suspensions for two San Antonio police officers who responded to the disturbance. The officers were disciplined in part for not taking seriously the man’s claims that he was the victim of an assault. The man, who is not being identified … Read more
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
A former assistant police chief’s five-day suspension for excessive force has been approved by the Police Merit Commission. Sgt. Rob Hahn was suspended five days without pay and chose not to appeal that order, but new details about the incident that led to the suspension were released to the public Monday. Body cam video released … Read more
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