Indiana Cop Charged For Stomping Handcuffed Black Man’s Face

An Indianapolis police sergeant is dealing with federal prices after physique cam footage confirmed him stomping on the face of a handcuffed homeless man as he lay helpless on the bottom.

Sgt. Eric Huxley, 44, a white 15-year veteran of the drive, was indicted by a federal grand jury for violating Jermaine Vaughn, a Black man’s civil rights, having decided he used extreme drive through the September 2021 incident.

Officer Charged With Violating Black Man’s Civil Rights After Kicking Him In The Face Whereas He Lay Handcuffed

Huxley was charged with one depend of deprivation of rights below the colour of legislation whereas utilizing a harmful weapon, leading to bodily harm.

FOX 59 reviews that Huxley and two different officers, Sgt. Christopher Kibbey and officer Matthew Shores, have been making an attempt to arrest Vaughn for disorderly conduct after they took him to the bottom whereas he argued.

“[The man] is on his bottom on the bottom, trying up at Ofc. Shores together with his arms cuffed behind his again,” said the possible trigger affidavit, the information outlet reported.

 

“Sgt. Huxley then walks over to [the man], lifts his left leg and drives his left foot down into [the man’s] face. Inside seconds, blood is seen in [the man’s] mouth,” it said. “Cease! You’re performed! You’re performed! You’re performed!” Huxley yells at Vaughn after kicking him within the face, the video exhibits.

“Police Brutality!” Bloodied, Handcuffed Suspect Yells After Being Stomped In The Face On Video

A bloodied Vaughn may then be heard responding, “there you go. Police brutality!”

The indictment discovered that Huxley used his foot to hit him with out lawful justification.

The officer has since been suspended with out pay and likewise will possible lose his job, alongside native felony prices of battery and official misconduct, FOX 59 reviews.

A separate federal lawsuit names town, police division, and police Chief Randal Taylor, who declare the 2 different officers who reported Huxley have been topic to retaliation for the whistleblowing.

 

Whistleblowers Who Reported Officer Confronted Retaliation, Separate Lawsuit Alleges

The 2 officers declare the division accused them of failing to make a well timed report and have been equally positioned on administrative depart. They have been additionally compelled to show into their patrol vehicles for older fashions “decided to be unsafe,” in keeping with WTHR.

Taylor distanced himself from the incident and stated it was “pointless and may have by no means occurred.”

“This incident was pointless and may have by no means occurred,” Taylor stated after the indictment was handed down Tuesday. “I might not tolerate this habits from any neighborhood member; Sergeant Huxley is not any exception. As legislation enforcement officers, we should perceive that this habits violates the neighborhood’s belief. We’ve got confidence the judicial system will convey justice to [the man] and his household,” he added.