{"id":11639,"date":"2015-04-30T17:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-01T00:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=11639"},"modified":"2015-04-30T17:07:04","modified_gmt":"2015-05-01T00:07:04","slug":"feds-alabama-cop-who-beat-a-suspect-was-charged-with-assault-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=11639","title":{"rendered":"Feds: Alabama Cop Who Beat a Suspect  Charged With Assault (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_11643\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11643\" style=\"width: 150px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Huntsville-Police-Department-Officer-Brett-Russell.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11643 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Huntsville-Police-Department-Officer-Brett-Russell-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Huntsville Police Department Officer Brett Russell,\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Huntsville Police Department Officer Brett Russell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>ALABAMA \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Huntsville Police Department Officer Brett Russell,<\/strong> 48, stated in a report that a suspect<strong> Gary Wayne Hopkins<\/strong> kicked officers and attempted to head butt them when they were taking him to the Huntsville jail, federal officials said<\/p>\n<p>Russell omitted from his report that he &#8220;had struck G.H. with his fist and kneed G.H. in the body,&#8221; an indictment states.<\/p>\n<p>Two days before Christmas of 2011, another officer, Amanda Carmean, arrested Gary Wayne Hopkins on a domestic violence call. His wife had visible injuries to her face and appeared drunk, as did the husband. Officers called DHR to take the couple\u2019s children.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#pbid=725383065a3c4c6a8e6c9b813bd1b5df&amp;ec=xkb2ltNTrkBFxTYmY8IEGZgkhPvvAmM9\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Before the dashcam video starts, Hopkins had been spitting, swearing and had kicked out a window in the patrol car. Police had to put him in another car.<\/p>\n<p>Two other officers showed up and made a plan to move him out of Officer Carmean\u2019s car to Russell\u2019s. \u00a0Hopkins\u2019 hands were cuffed behind his back, and he was relatively calm.<\/p>\n<p>Video shows Russell punching Hopkins and using knee drops to subdue him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place on Dec. 23, 2011, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>Russell faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison for the civil rights charge and 20 years for the obstruction charge.<\/p>\n<p>Russell is presumed innocent until proven guilty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ALABAMA \u00a0&#8211; \u00a0Huntsville Police Department Officer Brett Russell, 48, stated in a report that a suspect Gary Wayne Hopkins kicked officers and attempted to head butt them when they were taking 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