Police Beat Man For Illegally Camping On Beach, Then Hold His Head Under Water (Video)
Another beating, another state, another reason. Texas, is the state this time. The crime was a man who was camping on a beach. Texas man has filed a lawsuit against the Galveston Police Department, claiming that officers savagely beat him and forced his head underwater while he was sleeping on a beach. Reginald Deon Davis, 34, filed the federal lawsuit Monday accusing the City of Galveston of failing to properly train its police officers.
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According to the court documents cited by the Courthouse News Service, the incident happened March 19 while Davis was napping in his car on the Galveston seawall.
The suit details how Davis traveled to Galveston the night before to attend a friend’s birthday party. Afterwards, the 34-year-old went to a local Denny’s restaurant to study for a college exam the next morning.
Tackled: A police cruise dashboard camera captured officer Jose Santos Jr holding Davis down on a Galveston beach after the man tried to flee
‘Shortly after departing Denny’s to go back to his home in La Marque, Mr. Davis realized he was extremely exhausted and decided to pull his car over on the seawall and rest before driving home,’ the federal lawsuit reads.
Reinforcement: The footage shows officer Archie Chapman Jr approach the two men on the beach and kick Davis in the head
Davis called his wife to let her know he will be home later than expected, and then he dozed off, allegedly unaware that sleeping in a car parked on the seawall is illegal without a camping permit.
A moment later, the grainy footage shows another officer, identified as Archie Chapman Jr, approach the two men on the beach and allegedly kick Davis in the head multiple times.
Then, both officers proceed to strike Mr. Davis’ head numerous times with their fists, according to the complaint.
Blows: Both officers proceed to strike Davis’ head numerous times with their fists
Five on one: Santos, Chapman and three other officers who arrived on the scene allegedly continued beating the suspect as he lay in the surf and ‘forcibly submerged’ his head in the tide
‘Mr. Davis does not appear to resist until it becomes clear that he is in fear of drowning. In fact, during this entire incident, Mr. Davis can be heard yelling, “I can’t breathe” and “You’re trying to drown me,”’ the suit goes on to say.
Santos, Chapman and three other officers who arrived on the scene allegedly continued beating the suspect as he lay in the surf and ‘forcibly submerged’ his head in the tide while kicking him.
In response to the lawsuit seeking damages to be determined by a jury, Galveston Police Chef Henry Porretto told the Houston Chronicle that the plaintiff has a criminal history that includes two drug convictions, and he was possibly facing a third one when he was apprehended by police in March.
Under fire: Galveston Police Officer Archie Chapman, Jr, pictured with US Marshal Elizabeth Saenz, was identified in the lawsuit as the cop who first attacked Davis after his partner tackled him
According to Porretto, the 34-year-old suspect was seen by officers grabbing something from the seat of his car and stuffing the item into his pocket before attempting to flee the responding officers.
An internal investigation into allegations of police brutally determined that the Galveston officers used necessary force during Davis’ arrest, Porretto said.
The lawsuit states that Davis suffered injuries to his arm, neck, shoulders and back, and has continued to experience difficulty sleeping due to headaches caused by a concussion.
The complaint states that the local police department has a long history of brutality, with more than 54 complaints pending against the agency since 2005.
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Morgan. Dude. What part of copying and reposting someone else’s story and then commenting on it makes you a “Reporter”?
…oh yeah, and that pic kinda makes you look like a tweeker. You should replace it.
Anytime a citizen’s is arrested and accused of a crime the report is made public and even lists personal information such as living address. The living address of officers accused of crimes against citizens should also be made public, it should be made available with every news report about incident’s like this. If they are not doing anything wrong then they have no reason to hide.