WDIV-TV Channel Four reporter Kevin Dietz obtained video that appears to show Inkster police officers yucking it up after arresting Floyd Dent, a 57-year-old Detroit native.
One of the officers, William Melendez was charged in connection with the rough arrest of Dent, after patrol cam footage showed Dent was repeatedly punched in the head and Tasered three times.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy earlier this month announced two charges against Melendez, who’s also as “RoboCop.” Melendez — who was employed as a part-time officer in Highland Park, but reportedly will remain off active duty with the department, either — is seen in the video pulling Dent over for a traffic violation. He then forcibly drags Dent out of his car and punches him 16 times in the head. Melendez was recently fired by the city of Inkster.
Dietz says the video he obtained shows a group of officers who “appear to be joking around and celebrating as they clean [Dent’s] blood off their uniforms.”
“Quite honestly, they are disgusting,” said Dent’s attorney Greg Rohl. “They show officers making fun of Floyd. They show them congratulating each other for this beat down and the whole time he is there watching it.”
There’s no audio with the video, which may be a good thing for the officers because it looks like the police are reliving the arrest and alleged assault of Dent while he was just off camera and in earshot.
“He is bleeding like a sieve, there is blood everywhere,” said Rohl. “The officers don’t seem at all disturbed by what happened at the scene. They appear happy, pleased, even celebratory over the arrest of Floyd Dent—a man who was just beaten kicked and tased.
As the officers continue wiping Dents blood off them, an officer decides to do a little acting. He lies down on a bench and imitates Dent being on the ground at the scene choked by Officer William Melendez. His acting seems to thrill rather than disgust his audience.
When Dent was finally taken to the hospital, it was reveal he received a closed head injury, broken ribs, and a fractured orbital. Dent has no criminal record.
Officers say Dent was attempting to elude them that late January night. Dent maintains he tried to make it clear he was unarmed; officers still deemed him a threat. In the end, Dent was arrested for resisting arrest, assault, and possession of cocaine, which Dent claims the officers planted.
After a judge reviewed the tape, all charges besides the possession of cocaine were dismissed. Worthy later dismissed the remaining drug charge.
Watch the video below.
“Dent has no criminal record.”
Oops. This one was TOO obvious, hence the result:
“After a judge reviewed the tape, all charges besides the possession of cocaine were dismissed. Worthy later dismissed the remaining drug charge.”
Here’s the WDIV-TV story (I couldn’t post it due to copyright):
http://www.clickondetroit.com/news/defenders-exclusive-new-video-shows-inkster-cops-laughing-while-floyd-dent-bleeds/32581034
until sentences and jail or prison time is given to cops ,,none of this crap is going to stop , there’s no threat of anything coming back at them
they will just find ways to hide it, or ways to justify it , and have their union legal team beat you up after they do
issues like this are pulling the curtain back on whats been going on for decades with cops..this isnt a new phenomenon.
oh and the city of Inkster citizens are paying for this.. not those cops.. that needs to change too
when the money starts coming out of the cops pocket ,, maybe than they will care about their real job and get back to doing it
wonder if this cop is married? why would any self respecting woman want to continue their marriage with a thug like this is beyond me
did any one of the cops in the video attempt to stop the abuse?
no?
Then every one of them belongs in jail for no less than 10 years before any parole is considered.
why?
Because NONE of them “UPHELD THE LAW”
We know their job is not to protect the people.
We know their job is to uphold the law.
We know they are violating the very laws they are suppose to uphold.
JAIL THOSE BASTARDS.
It’s nice to know there are people out there that know what’s going on. I posted a comment on Yahoo earlier in response to someone asking how come cops keep breaking laws by telling them that it’s because cops have mafia unions that protect them. Got down voted almost into oblivion for saying so.
Sharon, stick around FTT, there are many folks that know what’s going on, so you’ll be in good company. Tune into the radio broadcast if you don’t already, know you will like it.
At least your comment got through.
Anything I’d have to say at Yahoo would literally be unprintable.
If the pigs get fire they will get new jobs in some other state or county and be right back at it.
Here in Florida they get fire and go to another county and get a pay rise and are made the boss.
It is never going to stop.