{"id":14135,"date":"2015-07-31T11:24:16","date_gmt":"2015-07-31T18:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=14135"},"modified":"2015-07-31T11:24:16","modified_gmt":"2015-07-31T18:24:16","slug":"federal-jury-convicts-alabama-cop-of-punching-and-kneeing-handcuffed-suspect-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=14135","title":{"rendered":"Federal Jury Convicts Alabama Cop of Punching and Kneeing Handcuffed Suspect (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALABAMA<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A federal jury convicted a Huntsville, Alabama police officer of punching and kneeing a handcuffed suspect and then, lying about the incident, officials announced today.<\/p>\n

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Brett Russell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Huntsville Police Department Officer Brett Russell<\/strong>, 48, of deprivation of rights under color of law for assaulting and injuring G.H., a detainee, as well as obstruction of justice for filing a false police report regarding this incident.<\/p>\n

Russell is facing up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced. Sentencing has not yet been set, officials said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost police officers honor their oaths, day in and day out, to uphold the law and protect the public, but this defendant disgraced his badge and used excessive force against a man in handcuffs,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance of the Northern District of Alabama.<\/strong>\u00a0 “This verdict reflects that abusing the authority of a police badge is a serious crime and it will be punished accordingly. \u00a0My office remains committed to aggressive civil rights enforcement, and I thank the FBI for its dedication to investigating and compiling evidence in these type of cases. ”
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