Surveillance video released Friday shows the events that led to the arrests of two Fort Pierce police officers.
THE BEATING OF A MAN INSIDELAWNWOOD REGIONAL MEDICALCENTER& WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'SMEGHAN MCROBERTS HAS THE NEWLYRELEASED SURVEILLANCE VIDEO-SHOWING THE MOMENT THINGSBECAME VIOLENT...< LOOKLIVE: ONE OF THEOFFICERS HAS RESIGNED SINCETURNING HIMSELF INYESTERDAY&ON TWO FELONYCHARGES AND A MISDEMEANOR OFLYING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENEDINSIDE THE HOSPITAL... THEOTHER OFFICER IS ON UNPAIDLEAVE AND WAITING FOR ADISCIPLINARY HEARING& PKG12:09:45;08”IT IS A SAD STATEOF AFFAIRS THAT I AM BEFOREYOU TODAY” FORT PIERCE POLICECHIEF DIANE HOBLEY- BURNEYCONDEMNING THE ACTIONS OF TWOOF HER POLICE OFFICERS&OFFICERS ALBERT ECKRODE SEENIN SURVEILLANCE VIDEO HITTINGA MAN IN CUSTODY& WHILEOFFICER MONICA FREDERICK STOODBY& 12:24:26;05“IF THEOFFICER REGARDLESS, IF THEYARE WRONG, I EXPECT OTHEROFFICERS TO INTERVENE AND NOTALLOW IT TO OCCUR” HOBLEYBURNEY SAYS ON FEBRUARY 20TH&THE OFFICERS RESPONDED TO ACALL ABOUT AN UNCONSCIOUS MAN&FINDING HIM INTOXICATED ANDBELLIGERENT.
THEY TOOK HIM TOLAWNWOOD WHERE SHE SAYS HISCOMBATIVE BEHAVIOR CONTINUED.“HE MADE THREATS, RACIAL SLURSTOWARD OFFICERS AND HOSPITALSTAFF PARTICULARLY AT OFFICERMONICA FREDERIC, AN AFRICANAMERICAN” AN ACTION THE CHIEFSAYS MIGHT HAVE PROMPTEDOFFICER ECKRODE TO BECOMEAGGRESSIVE& SEEN IN VIDEOKICKING THE MANEVENTUALLY HITTING HIM ATLEAST SEVEN TIMES IN LESS THANTWO MINUTES.
12:15:54;20"UNFORTUNATELY IN THISSITUATION OUR BADGE WASTARNISHED.
THE RESPECT AND THEHOPE FROM OUR CITIZENS WASTARNISHED BY THIS” ECKRODEARRESTED FOR FELONY BATTERYAND MISCONDUCT& AND A LYING ONRECORDS ABOUT THE INCIDENT.FREDERIC ALSO ARRESTED FORFALSE REPORTING OF A CRIME TOLAW ENFORCEMENT.
AND ANINTERNAL INVESTIGATION ISUNDERWAY TO FIGURE OUT WHYTHEIR BODY CAMERAS& WERENROLLING.
12:35:19;20“AW COMEONE HE DIDNWAS SITTING IN THE CHAIRHELPLESS” WE GAVECOMMISSIONER REGGIE SESSIONSHIS VERY FIRST LOOK AT THEVIDEO& 12:36:55;13“FROM WHATI JUST SAW, HE SHOULD HAVEBEEN FIRED AS SOON AS SHE SAWWHAT I JUST SAW” 12:32:56;11“I CANDISTURBING” COMMUNITY MEMBERSWANTING TO SEND A STRONGMESSAGE.
12:36:39;08“ITPOLICE BRUTALITY.
THATTHE ISSUES ARE.
WHITE PEOPLE,BLACK PEOPLE, GREEN PEOPLE.YOUNG PEOPLE.
OLD PEOPLE.
ITGOT TO STOP” TAG: A THIRDFORT PIERCE POLICE OFFICER ISALSO UNDER INVESTIGATIONRELATED TO THE INCIDENT BUTNOT FACING CRIMINAL CHARGES&ONLY THE SUBJECT OF ANINTERNAL AFFAIINVESTIGATION.
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Newly released court records reveal more information behind allegations that two Fort Pierce police officers tried to cover up the..
