Chief recommends firing officers in paralyzed prisoner case

New Haven chief recommends firing officers in paralyzed prisoner case

NEW HAVEN – The city’s police chief recommended Tuesday that four officers be fired for mistreating a Black man who became paralyzed from the chest down last year in a police van that braked suddenly. Police Chief Karl Jacobson’s recommendations in the case of Richard “Randy” Cox now go to the city’s police commissioners, who […]

Connecticut police chief recommends firing officers who allegedly left prisoner paralyzed

New Haven, Connecticut police chief Karl Jacobson has recommended firing four of the five officers involved in an incident that left Richard "Randy" Cox paralyzed.

Police chief recommends firing officers from incident that left man paralyzed

Randy Cox sustained serious injuries when he was put in the back seat of a police van.

Chief recommends firing officers in paralyzed prisoner case

The police chief in New Haven, Connecticut has recommended that four officers be fired for mistreating a Black man who became paralyzed from the chest down last year in a

Chief recommends firing officers in paralyzed prisoner case

By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The police chief in New Haven, Connecticut has recommended that four officers be fired for mistreating a Black man who became paralyzed from the chest down last year in a police van that braked suddenly. Police Chief Karl Jacobson on Tuesday announced that internal affairs investigations found the officers committed misconduct in the case of Richard “Randy” Cox. Jacobson’s recommendations now go to city police co…

Chief recommends firing officers in paralyzed prisoner case

The police chief in New Haven, Connecticut, recommended Tuesday that four officers be fired for mistreating a Black man who became paralyzed from the chest down last year in a police van that braked suddenly. Police Chief Karl Jacobson’s recommendations in the case of Richard “Randy” Cox now go to the city’s police commissioners, who have the sole authority to fire officers. The commissioners are expected to hold hearings beginning in late April…