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Arrested in 20 Seconds! | No Charges

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Newly released video shows a Vallejo police officer throw a man to the ground seconds after meeting him outside a bar earlier this year, which left the man with a swollen gash on his head. Officer Rosendo Mesa had encountered the man, identified as 58-year-old Moises Bernal, outside a bar after Bernal had been kicked out on Jan. 21. Mesa arrested Bernal for alleged disorderly conduct and resisting arrest, but he was not charged with a crime. This raises issues of excessive force, as well as whether reasonable suspicion existed to seize the man in the first place.

Media report from the Vallejo Sun.

Media report on the dog bit settlement.

Raw footage here.

“Deputy of the Month” Gets CHARGED + 5 More in Same Department!

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Remember the super-friendly female deputy in Camden County, Georgia, caught on her dash cam attacking a woman at a traffic stop? Well, it’s time for an update. Even after this incident, she was named “Deputy of the Month.” But then she was fired and indicted by a grand jury. But that’s not all the problems currently being faced by the Camden County Sheriff’s Office.

The “Deputy of the Month” Facebook post:

Media report on Deputy Newman.

Media report on the deputy who shot Leonard Cole and other pending prosecutions in Camden County.

Church Deacon Tased & Dies | Officer Fired

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Bodycam was just released in the case of the church deacon in Atlanta who died after being tased by a police officer, following his refusal to sign an accident citation. The video was made public at the request of his family, who viewed it in September. Arnitra Fallins, Hollman’s daughter, told NBC News that the video was “very disturbing” and that she became physically ill watching it. Her father had called her during the fatal encounter. The officer was subsequently fired. But not for the right reasons.

Here’s the graphic raw footage:

Cops Suspended | Viral Video Arrest of Innocent Family | Bodycam Released

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The Kenosha Police Department released its use of force investigation into controversial arrests of a Black couple inside an Applebee’s restaurant over the summer, with two officers involved receiving temporary suspensions. They also released the bodycam footage, for the first time. 

Raw bodycam can be found here.

Cops Tase & Arrest Gym Owner INSIDE His Gym | No Warrant

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Police officers arrived at a gym on a noise complaint. The gym owner expressed his displeasure at the officers’ presence. As they started to detain him, he went back into his gym and told the officers they could not enter. But they did enter and tased him and took him to the ground, and arrested him. Here’s the issue. The Fourth Amendment does not allow police to go inside your home and arrest you without a warrant. But what about your business? Did they need a warrant under the Fourth Amendment to arrest this gym owner?

Here’s the raw use of force clip:

Here’s the media report.

Cop Charged With Murder | Shoots “Suspicious Paint” Suspect

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A LaSalle, Colorado police officer has been charged with second degree murder after he shot a man in a dollar store parking lot, during an investigation about a car’s suspicious paint job. It was the officer’s third day of training with that police department. Can a police officer shoot a man attempting to flee a suspicious paint job investigation? 

Here’s the uncensored use of force clip:

Cops Admit They Hogtied WRONG Guy – But Arrest Him Anyways

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On October 16, 2021, the life of Silvester Hayes was altered forever. That morning, Hayes woke up early and went out to get breakfast for his four young children. While driving to get their favorite meal, which was french toast from a restaurant only a few blocks away from their home, Silvester encountered two Dallas police officers. He did not return to his kids with breakfast. Now a lawsuit has been filed and the bodycam footage has been released. 

The raw use of force clip:

The lawsuit:

The lawsuit alleges the existence of a Texas state law conferring a right to resist an unlawful arrest: 

In Texas, the use of force to resist an arrest is justified: (1) if, before the actor offers any resistance, the peace officer uses or attempts to use greater force than necessary to make the arrest or search; and (2) when and to the degree the actor reasonably believes the force is immediately necessary to protect himself against the peace officer’s use or attempted use of greater force than necessary. Tex. Penal Code Ann. § 9.31. 

Officer in Huge Trouble Over His Taser Use

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State police have arrested a Naugatuck police officer who was under criminal investigation for his use of a taser during an arrest earlier this month. Thirty-six-year-old Nicholas Kehoss, a 13-year veteran of the police force, has been charged with intentional cruelty to persons and assault in the third degree. The incident happened on Oct. 14 during the arrest of 33-year-old Jarrell Day, of Waterbury. The arrest followed a brief pursuit and foot chase after an attempted robbery at Stop & Shop in Naugatuck, according to police.

Here’s the raw bodycam footage showing the repeated use of the taser on Jarrell Day that was censored in the Youtube version:

Here’s the media report.

Here’s the raw bodycam footage released by the police.

“Good Samaritan” Confronts Cops | Lawsuit Filed

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A Newport, Rhode Island, woman who was first on the scene after a car wreck between a high school and college student in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, alleges that the South Kingstown Police were abusive — and assaulted her. In a 23-page lawsuit filed in Federal Court last week on behalf of Claire Hall, she alleges she was unlawfully arrested and physically injured, she was placed in imminent fear for her well-being, she was emotionally damaged, she was embarrassed, humiliated, and unlawfully and wrongfully charged as a criminal. 

Tired Grandpa’s Terrible Roadtrip | Cop Placed on Leave

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Imagine that your 62 year old father was driving late at night after 11 hours on the road. Would you worry that he would fall asleep? Hopefully he would just pull over somewhere and take a nap if he was tired. Right? Usually, yes. But not in Spokane County, Washington.

62 year old Kevin Hinton had just driven 11 hours into his road trip back from meeting his brand new baby granddaughter in Oregon. He was too tired to continue driving. He couldn’t keep his eyes open. So he pulled over into a parking lot at Terrace View Park, in Spokane, Washington, to take a nap. Shortly afterwards he would encounter Sgt. Clay Hilton with the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. Within three minutes, Hilton would forcibly remove Mr. Hinton from his vehicle in such a way as to leave him with 8 broken ribs, a punctured lung, severe concussion, shoulder injury, and a disfigured lip. Why? Because Sgt. Hilton thought he was being rude. 

Here’s the raw use of force footage: