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Date Posted: 06:13:19 07/18/02 Thu
Author: Lafaux
Subject: Officer Is Indicted In Taped Arrest
By PAUL CHAVEZ
.c The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (July 18) - A white police officer caught on videotape pummeling a handcuffed black teenager has been indicted on assault charges, less than two weeks after a beating that has drawn comparisons to the Rodney King case.
Inglewood Officer Jeremy Morse, 24, was expected to surrender on Thursday, said his attorney, John D. Barnett. Morse will plead innocent, he said.
''My client believes that an impartial jury will find that the use of force was necessary and he will be acquitted,'' Barnett said.
A grand jury also returned an indictment Wednesday afternoon against Morse's partner, Officer Bijan Darvish. He will face a charge of filing a false police report, Barnett said, and was also expected to surrender Thursday.
The felony charge Morse faces applies to any person in law enforcement who is accused of using his or her position to unlawfully assault or beat a person.
Morse has been placed on paid leave pending the outcome of federal, state and local investigations.
''Jeremy is not the racist here,'' Morse's stepfather, Roger Pettit, told KCOP-TV on Wednesday. ''The racism is coming from officials from the city of Inglewood.''
A watch commander for the Inglewood Police Department declined to comment Wednesday night on the indictment. A spokesman said the district attorney's office would not comment until the indictment was unsealed in court, but Barnett said Morse was in fact indicted.
Inglewood officers had arrived to aid the deputies as Chavis was being questioned in the city, located next to Los Angeles.
Morse, a three-year veteran of the police department, said in a police report that Jackson was arrested after he struggled with officers, scratched Morse above his ear and grabbed the officer's crotch after being handcuffed. Morse was in ''extreme pain'' and punched Jackson to make him let go, according to the report.
The teen's relatives have said he is developmentally disabled and does not quickly process commands.
Darvish, who wrote the police report, said he punched Jackson twice in the face before the teen was handcuffed because he believed the boy would hit him. He did not describe how Jackson was placed on the trunk of the car, saying only that officers ''assisted Jackson to his feet and had him stand facing the police vehicle.''
Jackson has sued the city of Inglewood, four of its officers, Los Angeles County and three sheriff's deputies. The federal lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and alleges misconduct and violations of his constitutional rights.
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Damn that was not placement on the car.. I would like to see what slammed on the car is then. -- dd, 15:05:48 07/18/02 Thu
I think it is 50 50 right now. The story for the punch (I know you do not believe it) is possible. But he crossed the line with the slam. That is all it takes. The rest is dollars iin the suit.
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Re: Damn that was not placement on the car.. I would like to see what slammed on the car is then. -- Robert Jihnson, 21:43:40 10/11/02 Fri
>I think it is 50 50 right now. The story for the
>punch (I know you do not believe it) is possible. But
>he crossed the line with the slam. That is all it
>takes. The rest is dollars iin the suit.
These ignorant police are making lawyers rich; therefore, a G.E.D. is not enough!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Johnny Cockran is on the case so LA get ready to pay up.. -- DaJ, 19:55:35 07/19/02 Fri
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LOL Daj, just a guess but I think Angelenos would rather pay up rather than see Inglewood and vicinity burnt down. To close to the airport. -- Candy, 06:41:29 07/20/02 Sat
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DaJ, You would think that those sorry bigots would learn! -- Lafaux, 18:35:46 07/20/02 Sat
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Re: Johnny Cockran is on the case so LA get ready to pay up.. -- Sue Sutton, 20:27:56 10/11/02 Fri
Hi,
I need help from Mr. Cockran. Please call me @ 252-566-5094. Urgent.
Ms. Sutton
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..I need help also -- bessie, 17:33:55 12/04/02 Wed
Hie Mr. cockran
>I would like to discuss my case with you also it deals with job discrimination from the city i live in. I know you will be in the city soon on another case. And i,m wishing you much sucess. Please contact me if you can help me.
Bessie
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Re: Johnny Cockran is on the case so LA get ready to pay up.. -- SANDY YOUNG, 12:28:35 03/18/04 Thu
HELLO MR COCKRAN IM HOPPING YOU CAN HELP ME WITH A CASE INVOLVING MY BROTHER. HE LIVES IN RIDGEWAY VA..BUT NOW HE IS IN PRISON...I FEEL THAT HE DIDNT GET A FAIR TRIAL..MAYBE YOU COULD HELP..PLEASE RESPOND ASAP.
707-694-6585 YOU CAN REACH ME ANYTIME AT THIS NUMBER.
THANK YOU
SANDY
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Re: help in Maryland area -- Rhonda, 06:19:35 10/14/02 Mon
>Hi,
>I also need help from Mr. Cockran. Please call me @
>443-538-6665. Seriously Urgent. Asking company damages for 3.5 million dollars
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>Rhonda
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Re: help in Maryland area -- Orrick, 15:28:22 06/07/04 Mon
You ain gettin no 3.5 million dollars fool HAAAH! Haaaah!
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