{"id":53161,"date":"2023-05-16T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T18:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53161"},"modified":"2023-05-16T12:10:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T19:10:03","slug":"former-indianapolis-police-sgt-guilty-for-stomping-on-suspects-head-and-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=53161","title":{"rendered":"Former Indianapolis Police Sgt. Guilty for Stomping on Suspect’s Head and Face"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"A former Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Sergeant pleaded guilty this week to violating the civil rights of an arrestee by using excessive force by stomping a suspect’s head.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to court documents, on Sept. 24, 2021, Eric Huxley, 44, was on patrol in downtown Indianapolis when another officer requested his assistance in confronting a disorderly person on Monument Circle.<\/span><\/p>\n

After officers placed the victim, identified as J.V., under arrest for disorderly conduct, Huxley assisted other officers with conducting an inventory of J.V.\u2019s property. <\/span><\/p>\n

When officers began to remove J.V.\u2019s belt, he became confrontational with the officers. The primary arresting officer used a department-approved takedown maneuver to bring J.V., who had already been handcuffed, to the ground. <\/span><\/p>\n

The arresting officer held J.V. down with one hand while a second officer restrained his legs. This reasonable and appropriate use of force effectively overcame J.V.\u2019s resistance and rendered him physically unable to move.<\/span><\/p>\n

Despite knowing that J.V. had been effectively restrained and posed no further danger to officers or the public, Huxley intentionally raised his right foot and drove it down onto J.V.\u2019s head and face, according to authorities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sentencing has not yet been scheduled. Huxley faces up to 10 years in prison, officials stated.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n