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Mississippi officer fired after video of suspect being hit
Source: Associated Press
Mississippi officer fired after video of suspect being hit
Feb. 13, 2017 1:43 PM EST
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been fired after cellphone video showed him hitting a handcuffed suspect.
A Jackson Police Department news release says officer Justin Roberts was fired Monday by Chief Lee Vance.
The release says the suspect was hit Saturday; Vance started an internal affairs investigation after the video surfaced Sunday.
The identity of the handcuffed person was not released.
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Feb. 13, 2017 1:43 PM EST
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi police officer has been fired after cellphone video showed him hitting a handcuffed suspect.
A Jackson Police Department news release says officer Justin Roberts was fired Monday by Chief Lee Vance.
The release says the suspect was hit Saturday; Vance started an internal affairs investigation after the video surfaced Sunday.
The identity of the handcuffed person was not released.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/181a94c73d154374acd9270b17ec3e21/mississippi-officer-fired-after-video-suspect-being-hit
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