Georgia Jailers Beatdown of Inmate Under Investigation (Video)

Attorneys for Jarrett Hobbs, the black man mercilessly beaten by deputies with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office will file a criminal lawsuit for the abuse he suffered at the hands of several out-of-control guards. Hobbs’ attorneys, including renown civil rights attorneys Harry Daniels and Bakari Sellers, will be joined by Camden County NAACP President Timothy … Continued The post Georgia Jailers Beatdown of Inmate Under Investigation (Video) appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.

Georgia Jailers Beatdown of Inmate Under Investigation (Video)

Attorneys for Jarrett Hobbs, the black man mercilessly beaten by deputies with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office will file a criminal lawsuit for the abuse he suffered at the hands of several out-of-control guards.

Hobbs’ attorneys, including renown civil rights attorneys Harry Daniels and Bakari Sellers, will be joined by Camden County NAACP President Timothy Bessent, Sr and community leaders calling for justice as the video of Hobbs’ beating is sparking new outrage across the nation.

As prisoner abuses continue to plague inmates in municipal and state facilities in Georgia, calls for investigations into penal system policies are mounting. A video was recently released showing the relentless beating by sheriff’s deputies at a Camden County jail. 

Jarrett Hobbs, 41, was booked in early September for traffic violations and drug possession, the report says. Federal court records say Hobbs was kicking at his cell door. The guards entered after he refused their orders to stop. In the video, Hobbs is standing in his cell, turning to pick up something when a guard rushes inside and grabs Hobbs by the neck. Four others bum rushed inside the cell (which could barely hold two people) and began punching Hobbs repeatedly.

In another video, Hobbs is seen being dragged through the cell door, thrown against the wall and being hit with their knees. Attorney Harry Daniels alleges one of Hobbs’ dreadlocks was ripped, per CBS47 News. After what seemed like getting jumped by the guards, Hobbs was the one who ended up with charges: aggravated battery, simple assault and obstruction of law enforcement officers.

 
While deputies involved in the beating and others who witnessed the attack contend that Hobbs, a mentally ill Black man provoked the beating, claiming he continued to kick at his cell door after being ordered to stop, it’s unclear on the video recordings to what extent Hobbs fought the jailers. 
 

His attorney, Daniels, said Hobbs would have been justified to fight back against guards attacking him unlawfully. He said the guard with the broken hand injured himself by punching a wall as he swung at Hobbs.

“This video is undeniable and the deputies’ actions are inexcusable. Mr. Hobbs entered the Camden County Jail suffering a psychological episode and asking to be placed in protective confinement. But instead of protecting him, these deputies jumped him and beat and kicked him mercilessly like a gang of dangerous thugs,” said Daniels in a statement, per CBS47.

 

 

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