DALLAS — The City of Dallas gave $1.1 million to Ronald Jones on Wednesday for his claims that he was beaten and falsely arrested by Dallas police — and then spent 15 months in jail as a result.
On December 18, 2009, Dallas police got a call of two white men fighting in downtown Dallas.
But then Dallas police Officer Matthew Antkowiak saw Jones — who is African-American — crossing Reunion Boulevard.
"Mr. Jones is walking down the street. Doesn't fit the description at all," said his attorney, Don Tittle.
The officer claimed Jones was throwing beer cans, so he pulled him over to arrest him.
"From there, he pulls one of Mr. Jones' arms up very aggressively and Mr. Jones turns around to see what is going on and why was he being placed under arrest, and from there it goes,” Tittle said.
The officer took Jones to the ground and hit him a few times. The two struggled as more officers arrived.
Two dash camera videos obtained by News 8 show multiple officers on top of Jones; one officer is seen kicking him several times.
Jones' attorney his the 62-year-old client was crying for help.
In his report, Officer Antkowiak stated that Jones "...took his right hand and grabbed the officer by his throat, choking him and lifting him off the ground."
But take a closer look at the dash camera video; it's Antkowiak who is on top of Jones, choking him.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/crime/Dallas-settles-for-11-million-in-false-arrest-case-252564441.html
Three Brazil police officers have been arrested after dragging 38-year-old Claudia Ferreira da Silva behind a squad car after she was shot during a shootout between police and suspects in Congonha, a shanty-town in Rio.
De Silva was an innocent bystander simply walking to work when she was shot.
According to the Wall Street Journal, “Ms. da Silva had been hit by a bullet during a shootout Sunday between police and bandits in Rio’s Congonha slum. The three officers who “participated in the rescue” of Ms. da Silva were arrested on charges of “disciplinary transgression” as soon as authorities found out what had happened, police said, noting that a separate investigation could bring additional charges.”
The three officers threw de Silva into the back of the vehicle, allegedly to take her to a nearby hospital. En route, she fell out of the vehicle and was dragged approximately 1,000 feet.
After stopping at a red light, the officers realized they were dragging de Silva, so they hopped out and dumped her back in before speeding off.
She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
http://newsone.com/2995010/brazil-police-officers-arrested-after-dragging-an-injured-woman-behind-squad-car/?omcamp=EMC-CVNL
