Security video from a Georgia jail shows a detainee being pushed against a wall by guards and repeatedly punched after five deputies entered the man's cell. An attorney for the detainee said authorities should pursue criminal charges against the deputies.
Jail records show Hobbs, of Greensboro, North Carolina, was arrested Sept. 3 in coastal Camden County, about 100 miles south of Savannah. He was initially booked on charges of speeding, driving on a suspended or revoked license and possessing an illegal drug.
As jailers try to hold Hobbs by his wrists, one of them starts punching Hobbs in the back of the head and neck. The video shows at least two other guards throwing punches. A second video from a camera outside the cell shows jailers drag Hobbs through the open door and hurl him against a wall. A deputy rapidly raises his right knee and foot a few times, though it’s unclear if he was striking Hobbs.
It’s unclear on the video recordings to what extent Hobbs fought the jailers. In most of the video Hobbs is either obscured by the guards surrounding him or is out of the frame.
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