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September 14, 2015

Alabama: Retrial Sought for Cop Who Paralyzed Indian Grandfather 
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In news from Alabama, prosecutors say they plan to seek a retrial after
a jury deadlocked in the trial of a Madison police officer in a case
that left an Indian grandfather partially paralyzed. In February,
Officer Eric Parker and other officers approached Sureshbhai Patel as he
was taking a walk, after a neighbor called to report a "skinny black
guy" in the neighborhood. Dash camera footage shows police slamming
Patel from a standing position face-first into the ground. On Friday, a
judge declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked on a single charge
against Officer Parker of violating Patel's civil rights.

 

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