National Police Misconduct NewsFeed Daily Recap 10-01-14

Here are the 8 reports of police misconduct tracked for Wednesday, October 1, 2014:

  • Corpus Christi, Texas: The police chief has placed two officers on paid leave as the department looks into allegations excessive force was used during an arrest. http://ow.ly/CaJP4
  • Anderson County, Tennessee: A federal judge has ruled that police officers and a physician who medically paralyzed a man to conduct a cavity search for drugs are not immune from prosecution. http://ow.ly/CaN8s
  • Gainesville, Georgia: A woman may pursue legal action against police and prosecutors after she spent more than a month in jail for possession of SpaghettiOs. ow.ly/CaIz9
  • Update: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Previously reported 11-12-13): Fifty-nine more convicted criminals will be set free as a result of the actions of a corrupt police officer. ow.ly/Capwm
  • Update: Webb, Mississippi (First reported 02-19-14): A now-former chief of police has been sentenced to almost two years in prison for punching someone in the face while acting in his official capacity. ow.ly/Ca0RD
  • Portsmouth, Virginia: A police officer accused of exploiting an elderly woman with dementia to inherit her $2.7 million estate is scheduled to be deposed. http://ow.ly/C9KLJ
  • Wewoka, Oklahoma: A now-former police officer has been charged with four felonies after he allegedly had sexual contact with a 15-year-old girl. Charges against him include one count of second-degree rape. http://ow.ly/C9LKg
  • Update: Tulsa, Oklahoma (Previously reported 09-16-14): A highway patrol trooper arrested on accusations that he raped and sexually assaulted three women during traffic stops has resigned from the patrol. ow.ly/C9ILn

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