Video After The Jump
An Ohio cop from a troubled department has resigned after video showed him brutally punching a defenseless inmate who was strapped into a chair.
Pike County deputy sheriff Jeremy Mooney stepped down right before he was going to be fired, according to a Monday statement from the sheriff’s office. An internal investigation that included the video found that Mooney on Nov. 18 used pepper spray and repeatedly beat the man, Thomas Friend, who’d been taken into custody on misdemeanor assault charges and placed in a restraint chair for disruptive behavior. Disturbing video of the incident shows a gloved Mooney throwing heavy punches directly to Friend’s face while he sits defenseless. Friend’s face appears to be bloodied as he slumps down.
Both Friend and Mooney were taken to a local medical center and released the same day. Mooney later attempted to claim workman’s compensation because he broke his hand during the incident, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
Mooney quit before he could be fired, according to the statement from interim Pike County Sheriff James E. Nelson. And Mooney’s supervisor, Sgt. William Stansberry, who police said was “present for a period of time during the incident,” has been demoted to corporal and suspended for two weeks with pay.
Police turned over the investigation to Pike County Prosecutor Rob Junk to decide if Mooney would face criminal charges. Junk has reportedly requested the FBI get involved.
Source: Vice News
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