Post by pavel on May 13, 2016 5:11:18 GMT -6
Feds struck out twice, now Alabama drops case against Madison police officer Eric Parker
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange no longer wishes to pursue a criminal case against Madison police officer Eric Parker.
"After a careful review of the witness testimony included in 2,000 pages of federal trial transcripts and a re-evaluation of the evidence, we are seeking to dismiss State charges against Mr. Parker," said Strange in a press release late this afternoon.
Parker swept into international news in February of 2015 with the takedown and injury of an unarmed Indian citizen, 57-year-old Sureshbahi Patel, out for a walk in front of his son's home in Madison.
The stop left Patel partly paralyzed and in need of spinal surgery. Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey six days later recommended that Parker be fired. Madison police arrested Parker on Feb. 12 for misdemeanor assault.
More at www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/alabama_to_drop_case_against_m.html
Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange no longer wishes to pursue a criminal case against Madison police officer Eric Parker.
"After a careful review of the witness testimony included in 2,000 pages of federal trial transcripts and a re-evaluation of the evidence, we are seeking to dismiss State charges against Mr. Parker," said Strange in a press release late this afternoon.
Parker swept into international news in February of 2015 with the takedown and injury of an unarmed Indian citizen, 57-year-old Sureshbahi Patel, out for a walk in front of his son's home in Madison.
The stop left Patel partly paralyzed and in need of spinal surgery. Madison Police Chief Larry Muncey six days later recommended that Parker be fired. Madison police arrested Parker on Feb. 12 for misdemeanor assault.
More at www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2016/05/alabama_to_drop_case_against_m.html