Charges Possible In Police Beating Of Detroit Carjacking Suspect
DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - Authorities are mulling charges in the beating of a Detroit carjacking suspect whose arrest was recorded on video by a woman inside her home.
Police assigned to an auto-theft unit arrested Andrew Jackson on Jan. 12 near Plainview and Pickford streets, south of 7 Mile Road, in Detroit. Video recorded by a local resident shows Jackson being kicked and beaten by officers from Grosse Pointe Park and Highland Park while they taunt him, shouting expletives.
[Watch the video HERE >>Note: Extremely Strong Language]
"What'd you say? Jesus? You're calling Jesus?" an officer, at one point, asks the man. "You f—er! Don't you dare; don't you f—ing dare."
"This man is handcuffed and the police is beating him while his hands is cuffed behind him… They were kicking him and pistol-whipping him," the woman said, narrating as she records the action talking place out on the sidewalk.
"They just found a pistol on this guy…. They just took the clip out, and I guess he shot at them or something, I don't know," she said.
Shortly after the incident, a statement issued by Grosse Pointe Park Police Chief David Hiller said the officers' actions were "proper."
State police have investigated the officers' conduct, and the Wayne County prosecutor's office said Thursday that it's received a request for a warrant. Details weren't released.
Prosecutors say they'll conduct an independent investigation to determine whether charges will be filed.
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Jackson is an ex-convict who was released from prison in 2013. He's due in court on March 3 to determine whether he'll face trial on charges of carjacking, armed robbery and other crimes.
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