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Former Alabama officer charged with violating man's civil rights after beating
Source: Associated Press
Former Alabama officer charged with violating man's civil rights after beating
Associated Press in Alabama
Friday 27 March 2015 17.51 GMT
A former Alabama police officer has been charged with violating the civil rights of an Indian man who was injured during a violent confrontation in February, authorities said on Friday.
Former Madison police officer Eric Sloan Parker is charged with using unreasonable force that left Sureshbhai Patel hospitalized. He was slammed face-first to the ground in the confrontation, which was captured on video.
Parker will plead not guilty, defense attorney Robert Tuten said.
“We are shocked, disappointed and overwhelmed by all the ways Eric Parker is coming under attack,” Tuten said in an email. “However, we are looking forward to seeing the indictment and having our day in court.”
But US attorney Joyce Vance said people “must be able to trust the police”.
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Associated Press in Alabama
Friday 27 March 2015 17.51 GMT
A former Alabama police officer has been charged with violating the civil rights of an Indian man who was injured during a violent confrontation in February, authorities said on Friday.
Former Madison police officer Eric Sloan Parker is charged with using unreasonable force that left Sureshbhai Patel hospitalized. He was slammed face-first to the ground in the confrontation, which was captured on video.
Parker will plead not guilty, defense attorney Robert Tuten said.
“We are shocked, disappointed and overwhelmed by all the ways Eric Parker is coming under attack,” Tuten said in an email. “However, we are looking forward to seeing the indictment and having our day in court.”
But US attorney Joyce Vance said people “must be able to trust the police”.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/mar/27/ex-alabama-officer-charged-violating-indian-man-civil-rights