Former North Carolina officer charged with assault for allegedly beating, tasing jaywalker

A former police officer in North Carolina was arrested and is facing assault charges after body camera video appears to show him beating a man for jaywalking. Footage showing then-officer Chris Hickman allegedly hitting and tasing Johnnie Jermaine Rush was leaked to the Asheville Citizen-Times.

Hickman's arrest comes two months after he resigned from the Asheville Police Department and more than six months since he allegedly assaulted Rush in August. People there want to know why his arrest took so long when the incident is on tape, reports CBS News' Mark Strassmann.

Asheville police say they received a use of force complaint and removed Hickman from patrol the day after the incident then launched an internal affairs investigation and informed the district attorney.

The DA's office says it chose not to file charges in September so the investigation could continue. In December, police returned with three new videos related to officer Hickman's use of force. Hickman resigned in January.

Community members this week grilled Asheville officials at a packed town hall meeting.



Source :- cbsnews

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