Charges dropped against deaf Black man punched, Tasered by Phoenix police
Tyron McAlpin had been charged with resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a police officer. Body-camera footage of the arrest sparked community backlash.
Bodycam video shows Phoenix police punching and tasing a deaf man on the ground
Newly released bodycam footage shows two Phoenix police officers shouting orders to a Black man as he’s lying face-down on the ground – with one officer repeatedly punching him and another officer tasing him.
Video of Phoenix police pummeling a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy sparks outcry
Oklahoma paid $175,000 to settle claims that its highway patrol used excessive force against Pearl Pearson, who sued after being injured during a 2014 traffic stop when he was unable to communicate or follow verbal directions. He was beaten "to a pulp," his lawyer Derek Burch said.
Arizona prosecutors drop charges against deaf Black man beaten by Phoenix police
Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against Tyron McAlpin, a 34-year-old deaf Black man beaten by police after supposedly resisting arrest.
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Tyron McAlpin, who is deaf and lives with cerebral palsy, is hardly the first Black man to be beaten or killed by Phoenix police.
Phoenix officers punched and shocked a deaf Black man, body camera footage shows
Phoenix — Phoenix officers repeatedly punched and shocked a deaf Black man with a Taser nearly two months ago when they responded to a call that the man had committed an assault at a convenience store, according to body camera footage.
Body camera footage shows Phoenix officers punch, shock deaf man with Taser
Body camera footage of the Aug. 19 arrest outside a Circle K was released on Monday and has since drawn condemnations from civil rights groups.
Deaf man charged with police assault after officers’ tackle and tase him
Newly released bodycam footage shows two Phoenix police officers shouting orders to a deaf man, 34-year-old Tyron McAlpin, as he’s lying face-down on the ground – with one officer punching him and another officer tasing him.
Phoenix police officers punch, shock deaf Black man with cerebral palsy
A disabled Black man in Arizona faces multiple charges after a pair of Phoenix police officers punched him and shocked him with a stun gun in August.
Two state lawmakers call for charges against deaf man to be dropped after violent arrest
Two Democratic state lawmakers are calling for charges against Tyron McAlpin to be dropped after he was violently arrested by Phoenix police. Body camera video showed two Phoenix police officers repeatedly punching and Tasering McAlpin,
Deaf man with cerebral palsy hit and tased by Phoenix Police officers; investigations underway
Investigations are underway following an aggressive arrest in Phoenix causing national outcry. Phoenix Police say a man bit and swung at them, while his attorney says the man, who is deaf, disabled and black,
2 Phoenix City Council members speak out on use of force against deaf man. What they said
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