NYPD Officer Charged in Head Stomp Assault
A New York City police officer has been indicted for stomping on the head of a Brooklyn man in police custody after a video recording of the incident emerged.
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Officer Joel Edouard was charged with one count of assault, one count of attempted assault, and one count of official misconduct. He faces up to one year in jail.
Edouard and his partner stopped Jahmiel Cuffee on a sidewalk on July 23 for allegedly holding a joint. In the video, Edouard is seen with his partner grappling with Cuffee as they attempt to bring him to the ground and cuff him. Pinned beneath the officers, one of whom has a hand on his throat, Cuffee pleads, “Help me. Help me.”
As a crowd gathers to film the arrest and a third officer shows up to assist, Edouard briefly walk away from the scene as if to cool off; however, he returns within seconds and stomps Cuffee’s head into the ground.
Cuffee reportedly suffered abrasions and headaches from the assault. The charges against him have been dropped.
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