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Tennessee Detective Caught Beating a Handcuffed Black Man Still Collecting Checks on Desk Duty
A white Hamilton County, Tennessee, detective caught on camera punching and kicking a black man in handcuffs is now on desk duty as police launch an investigation into the case. Video of the Dec. 3 incident captured by a neighbor shows Detective Blake Kilpatrick beating 24-year-old Charles Toney, punching him in the ribs and face…
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Tenn. Officer Calls Colleague the N-Word Twice, Gets Suspended for 3 Days
Is a three-day unpaid suspension appropriate discipline for calling a co-worker a racial slur? A white sergeant with the Hamilton County (Tenn.) Sheriff’s Office used a racial slur twice while talking to a black deputy back in November, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reports. Sgt. George Jackson was suspended for three days without pay for…
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Ray Tensing to Be Retried in May
On Monday a judge said that Ray Tensing, the now former University of Cincinnati police officer charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter in the death of Sam Dubose, will be retried May 25, Cincinnati.com reports. Hamilton County, Ohio, Judge Leslie Ghiz said that she expects the case to remain in the county. Last month Joe Deters,…