Citing errors on the part of prosecutors, a judge this week ordered that a grand jury must re-examine whether there is enough evidence to charge a former Flagstaff police officer caught on video punching a woman in the face in 2016. The decision handed down by Coconino County Superior Court Judge Cathleen Brown Nichols is … Read more
The way Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputy Jason Franqui described it, he was about to be run over by a madman in a minivan. He even made eye contact with him as the driver, who turned the steering wheel directly into his path in a final stare-d0wn before attempting to kill him. Naturally, Franqui feared … Read more
GLASSBORO, NJ – A man who alleges he was beaten by police officers two years ago when he was suffering from a seizure is now suing the borough, police department and officers who arrested him. The suit, filed in federal court in Camden this week, also alleges that body camera footage shows the beating and … Read more
A Ravenna man who traveled with his wife to a Roger Waters concert in Pittsburgh this week ended up pinned to the pavement and beaten by police. The incident occurred after Daniel Adelman, 47, stepped outside the PPG Arena to smoke a cigarette and saw two Pittsburgh police officers — working off duty and in … Read more
GREEN BAY – More city police officers have been disciplined in connection with a February traffic stop in which officers used a Taser three times on an unarmed man, handcuffed him and jailed him on charges that were later dropped. Two patrol officers and a lieutenant each were suspended for five days without pay for … Read more
COLUMBUS — The mother of Timothy Davis said new video released by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday proves her son was so badly beaten by Columbus Police that he couldn’t even walk. Davis’ case has gained national attention after cell phone video showed him being punched and kicked by officers during an arrest on … Read more
Cleveland.com fought for and secured the release of body cam video showing county jail supervisor Brendan Johnson pepper spraying a female inmate in an incident of use of excessive force. It was one of two violent interactions with inmates that led the county to fire Johnson in August of last year. He has since won … Read more
The Attorney General’s Office is investigating an incident outside a Wagner nursing home after an excessive force claim from the family of a Yankton Sioux Tribal member who had rushed there to see his dying mother. The tribe’s elected government released a statement Tuesday condemning the use of physical force and a Taser to subdue … Read more
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After more than three years of wrangling in federal court, a teen who says he was brutalized by Grand Rapids police will receive a $95,000 payout. The settlement means the city doesn’t have to admit wrongdoing and the teen’s attorneys don’t have to prove their case — but the $95,000 check … Read more
The Pittsburgh police bureau is reviewing several officers’ forcible restraint of a 47-year-old man late Tuesday near PPG Paints Arena, city public safety spokewoman Sonya Toler said. Video captured at the scene appears to show an officer repeatedly striking Daniel T. Adelman of Ravenna, Ohio, who also appears to be subdued on the ground with … Read more
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