Local activists say cell phone video recorded during a 2015 arrest includes new evidence that police used excessive force during the 2015 arrest of Fabian Marshall, 27, of Kingston. “The Kingston officers involved in the arrest must be held accountable for their extreme use of force,” said Callie Jayne, lead organizer for Citizen Action of … Read more
After a man called Connor Zion experienced several seizures, he became disoriented and attacked some of his family members, who called the police. Orange County, California Deputy Michael Higgins arrived, shot Zion nine times, approached Zion’s motionless body, fired nine more shots into him at point-blank range, then, after a running start, stomped on Zion’s … Read more
The family of a man left with the mental capacity of a preschooler after a March encounter with Sacramento police has filed an excessive force lawsuit against the city. The suit stems from a March 6 incident in which police responded to the parking lot of the Rite Aid in the 1100 block of Alhambra … Read more
The man with the camera was in shock as he witnessed a man on fire rolling around on the sidewalk after a fiery crash. “Help him out! Help him out!” he yelled to the New Jersey cops who were pulling up to the scene with sirens wailing. Instead, they kicked and beat him, dragging him … Read more
Three Boynton Beach police officers took part in an illegal “beatdown” of a suspect, then concocted a cover-up when they found out they had been videotaped by a hovering helicopter, prosecutors told jurors Tuesday. Defense attorneys for the three men, only one of whom still works in law enforcement, told the jury the criminal trial … Read more
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey – Four Jersey City police officers have been indicted in connection with a police chase and fiery crash that involved officers dragging and beating an innocent man who was on fire. Two are facing attempted murder charges. The incident happened June 4 and the end of it was captured on cellphone … Read more
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A fight between students at Jeffersontown High School on Wednesday escalated to the point that a school resource officer called police for backup and a student was tased. JCPS spokesman Daniel Kemp said the incident took place around 1 p.m. when a school resource officer intervened in a fight between two students … Read more
PITTSBURG — A Bay Point man who died in police custody was put in a neck hold for at least 50 seconds after he ran from officers, according to body camera videos released last week. The footage, released to this newspaper in response to a records request, shows officers chasing Humberto Martinez, 32, into a … Read more
A former Metra police officer faces charges of aggravated battery after a video he gave to prosecutors showed him beating and punching a man at a Chicago train station. David Robertson, 50, of Matteson, told Metra officials the 45-year-old man he arrested on charges of trespassing started the fight in 2015 at Millennium Station, authorities … Read more
The man who filmed Eric Garner’s death says he’s been beaten by corrections officers in a prison near the Canadian border and tossed into solitary confinement in retaliation for the video. A letter from Ramsey Orta dated Oct. 16 says he was roughed up by corrections officers at Franklin Correctional Facility that day and taken … Read more
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – Bucks County corrections officers shook the wrong bean stalk when they allegedly beat down the jolly “Big Giant of Trenton,” called him the N-word, placed him in solitary confinement so he couldn’t tell family members about injuries and then slapped him with trumped-up charges. James Covington, a physically and mentally disabled 36-year-old … Read more
HOUSTON – Video of an officer punching a suspect after his arrest is under review by at least two departments. But some civil rights activists already consider it a clear violation. Air 11 was over the scene Thursday as an officer is seen punching a suspect in the front seat of a unmarked police SUV. … Read more