LADARIUS BROWN AND HIS ATTORNEY CAME TO CITY HALL DISCUSS THE SETTLEMENT RIGHT BEFORE THE CASE HEADS TO TRIAL.
I'M HAPPY THAT IT'S OVER WITH AND I CAN MOVE ON WITH MY LIFE THE CASE STARTED MORE THAN 2 YEARS AGO WITH CELL PHONE VIDEO OF A JPD OFFICER
PUNCHING BROWN IN THE FACE.
BROWN WAS HANDCUFFED DURING THE ASSAULT.
THE 24 YEAR OLD MAN BELIEVES THE VIDEO WAS A CRITICAL PIECE OF EVIDENCE AGAINST THE CITY.
IF NO CELL PHONE WAS RECORDED IT WOULD'VE BEEN ANOTHER CASE OF GONE DOWN THE DRAIN.
AND EVERY TIME I WATCH THE VIDEO
I MEAN THE BLOWS ARE SO BRUTAL THIS MAN IS CLEARLY IN HANDCUFFS AND EVERY BLOW I COULD FEEL IT JUST WATCHING IT. JPD IMMEDIATELY FIRED OFFICER JUSTIN ROBERTS AFTER THE VIDEO SURFACED
IN EARLY 2017.
BROWN'S ATTORNEY SAID JACKSON STATE LATER ROBERTS AS A CAMPUS POLICEMAN.
ROBERTS LOST THAT POSITION AFTER HE WAS CONVICTED OF SIMPLE ASSAULT FOR BEATIN BROWN.
SO NOW HE WILL NEVER BE A LAW- ENFORCEMENT OFFICER AGAIN AND WE'RE HAPPY WE'RE HAPPY WE GOT JUST FOR THIS MAN IT RARELY HAPPENS THAT YOU GET JUSTICE THIS TIME THE SYSTEM WORKED AS
IT SHOULD WE BELIEVE THAT VIDEO WAS THE KEY.
BROWN SAID THE SETTLEMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL SO HE COULDN'T TALK ABOUT HOW MUCH THE CITY IS PAYING TO AVOID A FEDERAL TRIAL ROSS ADAMS 16 WAPT NEWS.
WE REACHED OUT TO CITY HALL AND JPD ABOUT TH
