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Four Mesa police officers are on administrative leave following an incident in May during which a suspect was punched several times. In an interview, Mesa police chief Ramon Batista said on May 23, just before midnight, officers responded to a domestic violence call at an apartment near Main Street and Horne. A woman had reported to police that her ex-boyfriend was trying to break into an apartment. As officers arrived, they made contact with two men leaving the area. When officers directed the ex-boyfriend, 20-year-old Erick Reyes to sit down, he reportedly complied with their orders. Batista said 33-year-old Robert Johnson was heading to the elevator and officers asked him to sit down as well. Johnson reportedly did not comply with their orders, and as they approached him to seat him, he resisted. Officers then struck him several times to get him to comply. According to Batista, four officers were involved. Of them, he says three officers were involved in hitting Johnson, while the sergeant was the lone officer who did not. Batista said he was notified of the incident a week after by a community member, at which point he initiated an investigation into the case. Following the May 23 incident, Johnson was charged with disorderly conduct and hindering. Reyes was charged with disorderly conduct-domestic violence and paraphernalia. “This in no way represents the whole work that is done every day,” Batista said of his department. “They’re human beings and certainly at first glance, this looks like a mistake.” The video made it’s way to Johnson’s pastor, who is teaming up with two attorneys to help come to Johnson’s defense.
“There is no explanation that you can justify that level of force,” said Pastor Andre Miller with New Beginnings Church. Miller said that he’d be “happy” if Chief Batista fired the involved officers. “I understand that police have to use force in certain situations,” Miller said. “At the end of the day, when do you not use force?” Pastor Andre Miller, Attorney Joel Robbins, and Attorney Benjamin Taylor released the following joint statement on the incident: “On May 23rd, 2018, Robert Johnson was beaten by multiple Mesa Police officers while others looked on. Mr. Johnson was cooperative and following police instructions. Mr. Johnson was sitting peacefully against a wall when the assault began. He did not resist. The misconduct of these officers would have gone unnoticed if it had not been captured by surveillance videos at the apartment complex where the assault occurred. We hope and pray that the Mesa Police Department will accept responsibility for the misconduct of these officers. Mesa must take concrete steps to ensure that culpable officers are disciplined, retrained, or dismissed. The Mesa Police Department must develop a law enforcement culture that meets community and constitutional norms and ensures that police and citizens go home safely after police interactions. We plan on holding a press conference Thursday, June 7, 2018 to discuss this incident and the culture of violence at the Mesa Police Department.”
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I see a wannabe murderer being brought to justice, and I see him bait police into giving him a tiny fraction of the overwhelming violence he deserves. I do not see one other thing but that.
Stop talking to the phone and pay attention
that`s why we hate police
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3 piece and a soda for that guy
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I see why none of these officers turned their body cams on. The audio from the security cam would be priceless.
CNN: "Black Police Officer punched ….." Oh wait. Not.
His friend did what they told him to do. He came out fine🤷ðŸ¾â€â™‚ï¸
These cops should be fired, not just put on administrative leave. Absolutely horrific behavior, especially by the cop who repeatedly hit him in the face. He should never be allowed to be in law enforcement ever!
Hope that bald head cop goes to hell!! Fuckin pussy!
Dang, where did they get that fat ass female? Don't they have a certain standard physical code. I'm 83 years old and can run faster than that blubber ass!
Two officers with the oh fuck look on their face when the door opens to all four of them punching the shit out of that dude lmfao
Americas largest street gang.
Well there ya have it folks! A black officer literally punching the hell out of man who was N O T armed, running away, not putting up a fight at. This looked like it was because he refused to sit down!!!!
and why the other guy did not get kicked by the police?…because he was calm and did what they told him to do!
This is how they are here in AZ. They have one of the lowest qualification standards to become a cop.
Notice it was the BLACK cop who swung first
Of course that goes unreported
I feel like he doesn't listen to anyone. excessive force??? Yes but he probably deserves it assholes sometimes need a ass kicking