{"id":54028,"date":"2023-09-08T13:41:50","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54028"},"modified":"2023-09-08T13:42:37","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T20:42:37","slug":"a-suspended-indianapolis-police-officer-sentenced-to-a-year-in-prison-for-stomping-on-suspects-head-and-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=54028","title":{"rendered":"Suspended Indianapolis Police Officer Sentenced to a Year in Prison for Stomping on Suspect&#8217;s Head and Face"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"node-body\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A suspended Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Sergeant was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison for using excessive force against a suspect, officials stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Indianapolis Police Officer Indicted After Kicking Handcuffed Man\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3aC48M5p800?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div class=\"field-formatter--text-default field-text-format--wysiwyg text-formatted field_body\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54029\" style=\"width: 241px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54029 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eric-huxley-241x300.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eric-huxley-241x300.webp 241w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/eric-huxley.webp 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Huxley, 44<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">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.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Despite knowing that J.V. had been effectively restrained and posed no further danger to officers or the public, Huxley then intentionally raised his right foot and drove it down onto J.V.\u2019s head and face.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cIn addition to the trauma inflicted on victims, police officers who break the law and use excessive force damage the community\u2019s trust in the law enforcement profession,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana. \u201cOfficers put themselves at risk every day doing a difficult and sometimes dangerous job to uphold the law and protect their communities. Those who instead commit crimes must be identified and prosecuted&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The FBI Indianapolis Field Office investigated the case.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Assistant U.S. Attorney Tiffany Preston for the Southern District of Indiana and Trial Attorney Alec Ward of the Civil Rights Division\u2019s Criminal Section prosecuted the case.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suspended Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Sergeant was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison for using excessive force against a suspect, officials stated. 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