Two police officers shouted commands at a 34-year-old blind Black person and constantly punched him during a recent experience in Phoenix, Arizona, US, as revealed in recently released bodycam images, sparking widespread condemnation. The man, identified as Tyron McAlpin, was lying face-down when one of the soldiers tased him.
Officials responded to complaints that McAlpin had attempted to steal a vehicle and assaulted people in a parking lot on August 19th. The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office has since dropped the embezzlement charge.
The video shows McAlpin allegedly not aware of the officer’s call to him from a police vehicle as he walks across the parking lot. He only notices the official when the police car blocks his course, he says, frozen on his cellphone. The officer immediately exits the automobile, and a fight ensues.
The agent charges at McAlpin, which is captured on video, causing a battle in which he raises his arms. A second official arrives, helps wire McAlpin face-down, and regularly commands him to put his hands behind his back. When McAlpin, according to his disabilities, fails to agree, the officers apply power, including punches and a gun, to control him.
McAlpin’s woman, Jessica Ulaszek, arrives on the scene, explaining to the soldiers,” He’s blind, and he has cerebral palsy. Since Circle K, I’ve been on his cellphone. Despite her reason, McAlpin was handcuffed and taken into custody. He was eventually hospitalised as a protection.
The agency’s Professional Standards Bureau is conducting domestic inquiries into the incident.
McAlpin’s counsel, Jesse Showalter, argues that the officers violated McAlpin’s Fifth Amendment right, stating, as reported by CNN,” The soldiers advanced on Tyron so fast that no one could have avoided their attack”.
McAlpin is currently facing two counts of fighting arrest and two counts of aggravated assault. Police say McAlpin took a “fighting approach” when approached, a state disputed by others who viewed the film.
The Phoenix Police Department confirmed that the officers involved are still on active duty and have n’t taken any administrative leave.
According to the Phoenix Law Enforcement Association, the soldiers were” under quick attack” and had the “right to defend themselves using fair and essential power based on the circumstances.”
Maricopa County prosecutor Rachel Mitchell has been pushed to have her case privately reviewed due to public outcry. ” Given the attention on this situation, I will personally examine the entire document, as well as all the movie footage”, Mitchell told CNN.
McAlpin’s first preliminary event is scheduled for November 13, with the prosecution set for late February.
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