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NYPD cop is caught on security camera repeatedly punching shackled suspect after he 'flooded holding cell by blocking toilet'
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] - Holding cell video shows an NYPD officer punching Eugene Blake on April 22
- Blake, who was arrested for robbery, robbery using a dangerous instrument, and assault with intent to cause serious physical injury, allegedly flooded the toilet in the cell
- The officers handcuff him and appeared annoyed when he slips on the water
- After shackling him to a corner, Blake appears to say something, causing the officers to rush back in and pin him against the wall
- One of the officers then punched Blake three times in the head as three other officers worked to separate the men and de-escalate the situation
- Blake alleges that three of the officers later moved him to another cell and beat him while the fourth officer 'stood by and did nothing'
- Blake has filed a civil suit in Manhattan federal court against the officers
Posted by: Skidmark 2021-08-27 |
