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“I’m not proud of the fact the officer did what he did, but I’m also not going to hide it,” the Jonesboro police chief said in explaining his decision to release the bodycam video.

An Arkansas police officer who was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of a patrol car has been fired and his case has been referred to prosecutors, the police chief said.

Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott fired Joseph Harris on Friday, a day after he was caught on his patrol car video elbowing and punching the handcuffed man and then slamming the car door on his head after the man choked himself with a seatbelt. 

Elliott said the inmate, Billy Lee Coram, who is white, had been in the custody of the sheriff’s office and was being treated at a hospital for allegedly having ingested fentanyl when he escaped. He was apprehended by Harris and was being returned to the county jail when the assault occurred, Elliott said. He said that, to his knowledge, Coram had not sustained any lasting injuries.

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[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 44 points 3 months ago

Fired? You mean arrested, right?

Right?

[-] Deceptichum@quokk.au 11 points 3 months ago

Well it does say it has been referred to prosecutors, so hopefully.

[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

The article does state that the case has been passed up to prosecutors. Which means he'll likely be charged

[-] Gork@lemm.ee 35 points 3 months ago

How long until this guy gets hired on in another precinct?

[-] toiletobserver@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago
[-] Gerudo@lemm.ee 8 points 3 months ago

The story states they are planning on a nationwide ban from police work. Let's see if it happens.

[-] Nuke_the_whales@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

Investigate the hospital staff as well. This guy kept telling them he had a baggie of fentanyl in him and insisting he needed urgent care, but the nurses and hospital staff kept brushing him off and ignoring his pleas

[-] qevlarr@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

What about the other officer who looks the other way?

[-] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

Arkansas has had problems like this for a long time.

[-] MediaBiasFactChecker@lemmy.world -4 points 3 months ago

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