Kenosha Police Pepper-Sprayed Black Father and Baby Inside An Applebee’s In Mistaken Arrest
Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin are under fire after reportedly pepper-spraying a young Black father and his baby at an Applebee’s restaurant, per Insider. The incident occurred while officers were searching for a hit-and-run suspect, but mistakenly targeted Jermelle English Jr. and his partner Shayna Boyd instead. Video footage shows a bystander pleading for someone to […]
Officers Ruled Justified For Punching Jaywalking Suspect In The Head
On April 22nd, police officers in Ogden, Utah repeatedly punched a man in the head while he was on the ground when they attempted to arrest him for jaywalking. After Ogden Police Chief Eric Young declared the incident “well within department policy and completely justified,” the man’s family has decided to file a lawsuit, Action […]
Alabama Man Was Denied Water For Over 70 Hours Before Dying In Police Custody From Hypothermia
At the end of January, Alabama man Anthony “Tony” Mitchell died from hypothermia while also being denied water for 70 hours while in police custody. Now, his family is suing. According to CBS 42, a lawsuit alleges that Mitchell was denied access to medical and mental health treatment, hit with a stun gun, and repeatedly […]
Fired Memphis EMT Said Police Were ‘Impeding Patient Care’ of Tyre Nichols’ By Refusing To Remove Handcuffs
An EMT who was fired in connection to Tyre Nichols’s murder has spoken out against the Memphis police claiming they were preventing them from performing patient care, NBC News reports. Former Memphis Fire Department EMT Robert Long, who was at the scene the night Tyre Nichols’ was inhumanely beaten by Memphis officers, said officers were […]
5 Memphis Police Officers Fired In The Death Of Tyre Nichols, Department Announced
Five Memphis Police Department officers who were involved in the arrest of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old father, who died in the hospital days after the traffic stop, have been fired, Newsweek reported. Memphis Police Department announced on Friday that Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley, Emmitt Martin III, Desmond Mills, Jr., and Justin Smith had their employment […]