{"id":9126,"date":"2015-02-06T13:03:08","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T21:03:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=9126"},"modified":"2015-02-06T13:04:27","modified_gmt":"2015-02-06T21:04:27","slug":"two-former-cops-given-jail-time-beating-suspect-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=9126","title":{"rendered":"Two Former Cops Given Jail Time for Beating Suspect  (Video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-7857\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/FBI-Logo-150x150.png\" alt=\"FBI Logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>CONNECTICUT<\/strong> &#8211; Two former police officers were sentenced Thursday to prison for \u00a0illegally using excessive force against a suspect who failed to stop at a traffic stop, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>U.S. District Judge Jeffery Alker Meyer<\/strong> sentenced the\u00a0two former Bridgeport officers, <strong>Elson Morales<\/strong>, 43, and <strong>Joseph Lawlor<\/strong>, 41, to three months of imprisonment and six months of supervised release.<\/p>\n<p>This matter was investigated by the FBI.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/up.anv.bz\/latest\/anvload.html?key=eyJtIjoiTElOIiwicCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJ2IjoiNDMyODUzIiwicGx1Z2lucyI6eyJkZnAiOnsiYWRUYWdVcmwiOiJodHRwOi8vcHViYWRzLmcuZG91YmxlY2xpY2submV0L2dhbXBhZC9hZHM%2Fc3o9MXgxMDAwJml1PS81Njc4L2xpbi5XVE5IL25ld3MvY29ubmVjdGljdXQvdHdvLWZvcm1lci1icmlkZ2Vwb3J0LWNvcHMtc2VudGVuY2VkLXRvLXByaXNvbi9kZXRhaWwmY2l1X3N6cz0zMDB4MjUwJmdkZnBfcmVxPTEmZW52PXZwJm91dHB1dD14bWxfdmFzdDImYWRfcnVsZT0xIn0sImFuYWx5dGljcyI6eyJwZGIiOiI0OTA0NTQ0MyJ9LCJvbW5pdHVyZSI6eyJwcm9maWxlIjoiTElOIiwiYWNjb3VudCI6ImRwc2Rwc3d0bmgsZHBzZ2xvYmFsIiwidHJhY2tpbmdTZXJ2ZXIiOiJsaW50di4xMjIuMm83Lm5ldCJ9fX0\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The use of unreasonable force is illegal,\u201d stated\u00a0<strong>U.S. Attorney Deirdre\u00a0Daly<\/strong>. \u201cWhen a police officer uses unreasonable force, he both violates the victim\u2019s civil rights and undermines the community\u2019s trust in law enforcement.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Adding, &#8220;The vast majority of Bridgeport Police Department members, and all law enforcement officers, are public servants who dedicate their lives to protecting the public. However, any police officer who crosses the line during an arrest risks federal prosecution and, as this case demonstrates, incarceration.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>According to court documents and statements made in court, this is what happened:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On May 20, 2011, \u00a0Morales and Lawlor engaged in a high speed chase of a van driven by an individual who was suspected of having a firearm and had failed to stop at traffic stop.<\/p>\n<p>After a further foot pursuit in Beardsley Park in Bridgeport, the suspect was apprehended by Morales who used his Taser to incapacitate the individual.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the fact the suspect was on the ground and effectively incapacitated by the initial use of the Taser, Morales deployed the Taser a second time and Lawlor kicked the suspect\u00a0several times.<\/p>\n<p>On June 10, 2014, Morales and Lawlor each pleaded guilty to one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. 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