Post by pavel on Feb 27, 2016 5:18:42 GMT -6
Ex-DeKalb cop found guilty of ordering teen suspects’ beatings
A former DeKalb County police sergeant was found guilty Friday of ordering the beatings of several teenage suspects.
Anthony R. Robinson, 49, was convicted on two counts of felony violation of oath of office, three misdemeanor counts of simple assault and one misdemeanor count of simple battery. A mistrial was declared on four other counts after the jury was able to reach a unanimous verdict.
Sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday. Robinson — who had faced up to 150 years if convicted on all charges — now faces up to 14 years in prison.
The case against Robinson stemmed from a November 2011 incident at police headquarters involving former officers Blake Norwood and Arthur Parker, who pleaded guilty last month to lesser charges in exchange for testifying against their former supervisor. Travarrius Williams, who was in custody over a suspected burglary, spotted Parker in the police station and accused him of wrongly arresting his brother.
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A former DeKalb County police sergeant was found guilty Friday of ordering the beatings of several teenage suspects.
Anthony R. Robinson, 49, was convicted on two counts of felony violation of oath of office, three misdemeanor counts of simple assault and one misdemeanor count of simple battery. A mistrial was declared on four other counts after the jury was able to reach a unanimous verdict.
Sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday. Robinson — who had faced up to 150 years if convicted on all charges — now faces up to 14 years in prison.
The case against Robinson stemmed from a November 2011 incident at police headquarters involving former officers Blake Norwood and Arthur Parker, who pleaded guilty last month to lesser charges in exchange for testifying against their former supervisor. Travarrius Williams, who was in custody over a suspected burglary, spotted Parker in the police station and accused him of wrongly arresting his brother.
Read more: www.ajc.com/news/news/crime-law/ex-dekalb-cop-found-guilty-of-ordering-teen-suspec/nqYtX/?ref=cbTopWidget