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Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Ind. Courts - "The public can now be the judge of whether a former South Bend Police officer used excessive force while arresting a man after a high speed chase"
Reminiscent of this ILB entry from March 2nd, headed "Supreme Court Enters the YouTube Era ", is this WNDU South Bend Sept. 16th story, complete with video, headlined "Dash cam video of alleged excessive force by SBPD officer released ." A quote:
The video tape shows King as the first officer to arrive to the scene. He jumps out of his vehicle and starts to strike Katlum. Katlum is already on the ground and has his arms spread out in the surrender position.You can also see King point his taser at the passenger in the car.
South Bend Police Chief Darryl Boykins recommended 30 days without pay and a demotion for Corporal Jason King. In May King agreed to the discipline. Monday a grand jury decided not to indict King on any criminal charges.
Although a grand jury decided not to indict king on any criminal charges the SBPD still stands by the decision.
The Chief says King used unnecessary force in the incident and falsified a police report by writing up a different version of what of happened.
“We still believe there was erroneous information depicted on the report and that it is and was a departmental violation. And overall the amount of force used is still believed to be excessive,” says South Bend Police Department spokesperson Captain Phil Trent.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 22, 2009 03:37 PM
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