Assault Charges Dropped for Alabama Cop Who Partially Paralyzed Indian Grandfather

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Following a motion filed Thursday by Alabama's attorney general, a judgedismissed state misdemeanor assault charges against a Madison police officer who allegedly slammed an Indian man to the ground last February during a suspicious-person stop.

 

 

 

District Judge Douglas L. Patterson of Limestone County granted Strange's motion on Thursday.

Hank Sherrod, Patel's attorney, told NBC News in an email that the state's decision to drop the assault charge is deeply troubling, though not entirely surprising.

"This decision illustrates how difficult it is to hold law enforcement officers accountable under the criminal laws for brutal acts that would send an ordinary citizen to jail," he said.

Eric Parker's attorney, Robert Tuten, did not return a request for comment.

Parker, 27, still faces a civil lawsuit in connection with the incident. Parkerencountered Patel last Feb. 6 while responding to a call of a suspicious black man looking at garages and walking near houses. Patel, in from India to visit his son and grandson, testified that he did not understand English or the officers who confronted him while he was out for a walk.

A widely viewed police dash­cam video captured Patel's subsequent police take­down, which resulted in injuries to Patel's spine and partial paralysis.

In her 92-­page ruling Jan. 13 granting a defense motion for acquittal, Haikala wrote that it was reasonable for Parker to have investigated Patel on the basis of the 911 call and that slow-­motion clips from the dashcam showed Patel had resisted Parker before the take­down.

Last month, Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey was found guilty of federal criminal contempt charges in connection with Parker's first trial. Muncey, who is on administrative leave pending the outcome of any appeals, violated a sequestration order that prohibits witnesses from hearing testimony of others called to the stand.

Muncey was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and attend training for legal exposure and liability.

 

 

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