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FOX17 NEWS was the FIRST to bring you footage of an alleged police brutality case in Dickson County, and FOX17's Eric Alvarez brings us the first major development in the courtroom. A motion to drop the charges against the man who claims he was unnecessarily beaten by law enforcement was found premature by a county judge Wednesday afternoon at the Dickson County courthouse. The motions stemmed from a cell phone video captured November 26 when agents with the 23rd Judicial Drug Task Force searched Richard Lowe on suspicion of drug crimes. The video appears to show them punching Lowe after he'd been handcuffed.
"When you punch someone in the face that is seated on the ground with their hands cuffed behind their back, our allegation is that is such terrible misconduct that it should merit dismissal," says 23rd Judicial District Public Defender Jake Lockert.
Lowe's girlfriend Tashawna Alberd took the video on her cell phone that day.
"They're trained to do this a way and then they turn around and do it another way because nobody's watching them," says Alberd. "They should get fired."
It's her voice that's heard screaming at the agents.
"I was telling them to stop because they was hurting him," says Alberd. "I had to do something to protect him."
Alberd faces drug charges from that day, but even though Lowe has been behind bars since his arrest, he has not been charged. Judge Robert Burch said it was still too early in the judicial process to hear the motion to drop the charges. It's yet to be seen if and when Lowe will be indicted by a grand jury. Lockert says if that happens, he plans to refile these same motions early next year. Agents with the Drug Task Force were at the hearing, but did not answer any questions. The TBI is also investigating this case.
"When you punch someone in the face that is seated on the ground with their hands cuffed behind their back, our allegation is that is such terrible misconduct that it should merit dismissal," says 23rd Judicial District Public Defender Jake Lockert.
Lowe's girlfriend Tashawna Alberd took the video on her cell phone that day.
"They're trained to do this a way and then they turn around and do it another way because nobody's watching them," says Alberd. "They should get fired."
It's her voice that's heard screaming at the agents.
"I was telling them to stop because they was hurting him," says Alberd. "I had to do something to protect him."
Alberd faces drug charges from that day, but even though Lowe has been behind bars since his arrest, he has not been charged. Judge Robert Burch said it was still too early in the judicial process to hear the motion to drop the charges. It's yet to be seen if and when Lowe will be indicted by a grand jury. Lockert says if that happens, he plans to refile these same motions early next year. Agents with the Drug Task Force were at the hearing, but did not answer any questions. The TBI is also investigating this case.
Thursday, December 20 2012, 12:05 AM CST
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Man pleads guilty to Memphis officer's murder
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A former death row inmate is set to be released from prison after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder of a Memphis police officer.
Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich said Tuesday that she has accepted Timothy McKinney's guilty plea.
McKinney was convicted of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Officer Don Williams. The officer was killed outside a comedy club in December 1997.
McKinney appealed and won a new trial, which ended with a deadlocked jury. A third trial earlier this year also ended in a hung jury.
The Commercial Appeal reports that McKinney was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Since he's already served more than 15 years -- including 11 on death row -- McKinney will be released this week.
Williams' family opposed the settlement.
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