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Saturday 19 auguSt 2017

Dashcam video shows white cop punching black man during stop

By MARK GILLISPIE “Your own two eyes and edly. Some of the punches
DAKE KANG common sense can lead were thrown after Hubbard
Associated Press to only one reasonable spread his arms out and
CLEVELAND (AP) — A dash- conclusion as to the pro- appeared not to be resist-
cam video of a traffic stop priety of the level of force ing. Increasingly frantic,
that led to a white police used for a basic traffic stop Hubbard’s girlfriend yells
officer with a history of and whether or not my at officers that Hubbard is
disciplinary issues repeat- client had a chance to not armed. Hubbard is fi-
edly punching a black comply,” Hubbard’s attor- nally handcuffed with the
man and hitting his head ney, Christopher McNeal, help of another officer and
on pavement appears to said Friday. The dashcam taken to jail, where police
show a different sequence video shows Amiott open- say he was examined and
of events than police had ing the car door and Hub- then released after being
originally described. bard getting out. Within a charged with resisting ar-
The initial statement from second of Amiott ordering rest and driving with a sus-
police in the Cleveland him to “face away,” the pended license.
suburb of Euclid said video shows the officer Amiott has been placed
25-year-old Richard Hub- In this Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017 image taken from video provided grabbing Hubbard’s arms on administrative leave
bard III — pulled over on by the Euclid Police Dept., Euclid police officer Michael Amiott and wrestling him to the pending a review, Euclid
suspicion of having a sus- grabs Richard Hubbard to arrest him on a street in Euclid, Ohio. ground in the middle of a police spokesman Lt. Mitch
A dashcam video of a traffic stop that led to a white police
pended driver’s license officer with a history of disciplinary issues repeatedly punching street as Hubbard’s girl- Houser said Friday.
— had refused Officer Mi- a black man and hitting his head on pavement appears to friend jumps out of the car The police union that rep-
chael Amiott’s orders to show a different sequence of events than police had originally and rushes over. The video resents Amiott issued a
“face away” after getting described. shows Amiott bashing Hub- statement to WJW-TV that
out of his car Aug. 12 and (Euclid Police Dept. via AP) bard’s head against the says: “We stand with Of-
then began resisting. But week in a public records Amiott not giving Hubbard pavement several times ficer Amiott and we hope
the video obtained this request appears to show a chance to comply. and then punching him in that people will not rush to
the head more than a doz- judgment, but rather will
en times as Hubbard tries understand the literally-
to defend himself. “Babe, split-second decision and
stop,” his girlfriend implores, response required of our
kneeling on the road police and will let the ad-
and screaming as Amiott ministrative review process
punches Hubbard repeat- play out.”q
Minneapolis taps new chief in

wake of Damond shooting

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Min- stepped down after the
neapolis City Council mayor asked for her resig-
members unanimously nation following the July
confirmed a new police 15 shooting of Justine Da-
chief on Friday after his mond. Damond had called
predecessor was ousted police to report a possible
following an officer’s fatal sexual assault behind her
shooting of an Australian home. She was fatally shot
woman who had called as she approached the re-
911 for help. Medaria Arra- sponding squad car in the
dondo, a 28-year veteran alley. Investigators said Da-
of the Minneapolis Police mond was unarmed when
Department, became the she was shot once in the
city’s first black police chief stomach by Officer Mo-
in a vote that was greeted hamed Noor.
by lengthy applause. The His partner, Matthew Har-
Minneapolis native told rity, told investigators that
council members he was he was startled by a loud
determined to serve “the noise right before Da-
400,000 bosses that I’m re- mond approached their
sponsible for.” police SUV. Noor has de-
Arradondo, 50, replac- clined to be interviewed by
es Janee Harteau, who investigators.q