FLORIDA
A federal grand jury indicted a former deputy sheriff for using excessive force during an arrest by beating suspect Derrick Price, federal officials said.
Marion County, Florida, Deputy Sheriff Jesse Alan Terrell, 33, was indicted Tuesday on violating the civil right of Price by using excessive force during an arrest in 2014, according to the indictment.
The indictment alleges that Terrell repeatedly struck, kneed and kicked the victim in the head, neck and shoulder area.
Terrell, 33, was the last of five deputies accused of violating Price’s civil rights, according to the
Four of Terrell’s former colleagues had already pleaded guilty to the crime after accepting plea agreements, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
Price, 44, is black. The deputies are white.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that a SWAT team had been searching his home for drugs when he fled. Deputies located him after an hour in the community of Marion Oaks.
The video shows Price running, the former deputies catching up to him, shortly before he went to his knees and raised his hands.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement database shows no prior arrests for Price, the newspaper reported.
If convicted, the defendant is facing up to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000, according to officials.
The defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
If this beating hadn’t been recorded, then they would have not only gotten away with this beating, but gotten away with Dustin Heathman’s beating as well. Two of the five officers shown in this video are also involved in Dustin’s case, including Cody Hoppel, the officer who pleaded guilty to beating up both men. Notice at the end of the video you can hear them yelling, “Stop resisting! stop resisting!” Well, they said the same thing to Dustin too, when he was handcuffed, unarmed, fully compliant, and posing no threat to anyone. And if you think this beating looks bad, remember- Dustin was beaten up before Price was, and the sheriff himself tried to help cover it up.
http://www.ocalapost.com/fourth-deputy-pleads-guilty-in-beating-case-confesses-to-second-beating/
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http://www.ocalapost.com/concerns-about-a-culture-of-fear-and-intimidation-at-the-marion-county-sheriffs-office/