Florida ex-sheriff's deputy acquitted in excessive force case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Reuters

Florida ex-sheriff's deputy acquitted in excessive force case

April 9, 2016

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) - A Florida jury acquitted a former sheriff's deputy on Friday of a civil rights charge stemming from a 2014 arrest in which five officers were accused of beating a black man during an arrest, local media reported.

Former Marion County sheriff's deputy Jesse Terrell, 33, was charged with depriving the man of his civil rights by repeatedly striking, kicking and kneeing him. The other officers had previously pleaded guilty, court records show.

An all-white jury deliberated for less than two hours, the Ocala Star-Banner newspaper reported, noting that the officers involved were also white. Terrell's defense argued that they were dealing with a potentially violent suspect, it reported.

The decision comes at a time of heightened scrutiny of the use of force by U.S. law enforcement, particularly against minorities. Terrell had faced up to 10 years in prison.


Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/florida-ex-sheriffs-deputy-acquitted-excessive-force-case-192145372.html?nhp=1

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[Jamielee1991]

1. Horrible

What a disgrace! What did he supposedly do?

[Judi Lynn]

2. The second sentence in the article says he struck, kicked, and kneed the unarmed man. n/t

[Democat]

3. How did he get an all white jury?

Sounds like the system may have been setup in his favor?

[Tempest]

4. It's FloriDUH

There's no such thing as justice for a minority in that state.

https://www.brennancenter.org/sites/default/files/analysis/FL%204%20Racial%20Bias%20letter.pdf

[rockfordfile]

5. A slime ball walks free

The low-life pos should have been put away.

[steve2470]

6. horrible verdict smdh nt

[bleedinglib]

7. It's against the law

to be black in the south !! The others deputies pled guilty to J-walking & were given $10 fines !! The deputies appealed the fine to the Florida Supreme Court & after due deliberation the high court found the fines to be excessive & forced the family of the violent black man to pay the fines ? plus the high Court ruled the families had to pay for the laundry bill $400 as the deputies soiled their uniforms while apprehending the violent black man & the high Court further found that one of the deputies had accrued a headache due to all the excessive physical activity to which the out of shape deputies were unaccustomed & the deputy was taken, by ambulance to a local hospital to which two of the other deputies were assigned as his bodyguards in case they encountered any more violent black people during transport to the hospital !! The high court further found that the family of the violent black man that was beaten unconscious must pay the $10,000 emergency room bill which included coffee & donuts for the officers to help settle them down to avoid any further mental anguish !! The black family was given ten days to pay the accrued damages or face six months in County jail !! (source AHW news)

[RAAVAN]

8. Is this true ?

the post stated by you, are the facts correct?