There is a new scandal involving alleged police abuse and false statements. The latest case comes out of Red Bank, Tennessee, where critics allege that officers beat a suspect, 24-year-old Candido Medina-Resendiz, without cause and then lied about the incident in official reports. Warning: this story contains foul language from the reporting of the case.
On April 13, Officer Mark Kaylor made a traffic stop for suspicion of DUI. The drive of the car is identified as a Mr. Roque, who was placed into custody following a sobriety test. The police say that the passenger Candido Medina-Resendiz, made several attempts to exit the vehicle despite being told to remain in the car. When he left the car, Kaylor said that he told reserve officers Tim Brown and Scott Miller to take him into custody. The officers said that Medina-Resindez resisted their efforts to take him into custody by pushing and pulling away. They insisted that he was injured when his face struck the pavement and that they had to use a taser to subdue him on the ground. Kaylor admits to hitting him in the face but says that the suspect tried to bite him.
He was tased again when they put him into the car due to continued resistance.
However, the man’s attorneys insist that the dash cam video contradicts the police account. They say that the video shows him being beaten with multiple officers on top of him, including Kaylor pounding him in the head at least seven times.
The video shows Medina-Resendiz being thrown out of the car to the ground and an officer saying “I’m going to fucking kick your ass.” Kaylor is also reportedly seen holding Medina-Resendiz’ head down while telling him to stop resisting and another officer is heard saying, “let’s shock this motherfucker.” An officer is also heard telling Medina-Resendiz, “We’re going to shock your ass.” The sound of a taser could be heard and Medina-Resendiz screaming in pain. With Kaylor on top of the man, you can then see the seven punches.
The video below does show the suspect resisting in putting his hands behind him, but not seemingly threatening the officers. Medina-Resendiz does not speak English. The injuries to the front of his skull were considered serious and required surgery.
The incident was investigated by the Red Bank Police Internal Affairs division in July and they cleared all of the officers of any wrongdoing. The police department even commended Kaylor for his using restraint in the circumstances, according to the lawyers.
Notably, the prior counsel asked Kaylor if there was a video from this squad car and none was initially turned over. The attorney later subpoenaed that video. Kaylor was asked why he did not make sure the subpoena made its way to a superior officer. Kaylor is heard saying that he did not give the subpoena to his superior “[b]ecause it was directed to me.” With the contradictions from the police report, the failure to pass along the subpoena raises very serious questions of obstruction and hiding evidence.
This is not the first such controversy for Officer Kaylor who was at the center of another arrest that due national attention in 2013. It was another DUI arrest where Thomas McQuiddy, 22, insisted that he was innocent. He fought for blood results that eventually cleared him of all charges. When the judge dismissed the charges, he also dismissed two other DUI arrest by Kaylor because there was no evidence to support those drivers were under the influence.
Yet Kaylor earned the MADD DUI Enforcement Officer Award of 2012 after making 167 DUI arrests within the city of Red Bank.
However, in 2011, Kaylor was involved in a controversial traffic stop of a 911 dispatcher suspected of DUI. He was accused of showing special treatment to the dispatcher who was not arrested. He was again cleared by the department in that case.
Here is the latest video:
Source: WDEF
AY,
Here’s a story. Wonder if it will any play, here, in this new golden era?
http://wonkette.com/561323/colorado-students-ditch-class-refuse-to-love-america
Thanks, AY. Crystal clear, now.
CBA, a new agenda and a new aspiration… If it’s gop presidential there might be an opening on the Sct… I think record cleaning is the priority…. But these things stay forever unless you know someone that can code crack Google and the other SE…. But yes, LK was bright and knew what was what… She is missed…
AY,
Interesting that for many years, very few comments were deleted — it wasn’t necessary, but how things have changed. And not for the better.
Defender and champion of free speech, indeed. Quite the metamorphosis.
Lottakatz left a long time ago and her presence is sorely missed. She saw the problems and knew when to walk away.
CBA let me restate I send my comments no one else’s…. For my own preservation……
CBS I have started sending all comments to a terabyte server…. That way they are preserved…
Now that’s funny CBA…
And now it’s confirmed. Comments do just disappear.
Freedom of speech. As long as it’s the right speech.
On the one hand the two guys were drunk and one was driving. They both resisted being cuffed. However, with the weight and heft of those porkers there was no reason to punish the guy in the back seat. There is no way they couldn’t cuff him with a four or five to one advantage. The punching and the tasseling is loss of control, venting, punishing, things that a police officer should be devoid of. These guys have an understanding that at the slightest sign of non compliance, they can pound out their frustrations. These are not good cops, shouldn’t be cops, in need of psychological therapy.
The driver and passenger are lily they weren’t shot…
… As that tends to be the mo nowadays.
http://youtu.be/UKyhTX9LQEA
@NickS and Olly
Thank you!!!
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
john,
Bronco Bama is immune because the 1% are doing swimmingly well, and their puppets in Langley have their support, and thus they have no reason to suggest that O visit Dealey Plaza. O has been under the care of The Company since he was a young man.
Why are cops immune?
Doctors, dentists, liars (sorry my spellcheck failed), lawyers and professionals of all types purchase malpractice insurance. Professionals pay damages, retain or lose licenses and are subject to prosecution when they fail to meet standards.
Why are cops, judges and justices immune? Why don’t Justices of the SCOTUS have malpractice insurance for digressions from the words of the founding documents? How can 9 judges disagree when 9 doctors and 9 dentists agree? Why hasn’t Congress impeached and convicted John Roberts for ideologically deciding constitutional, that which was clearly unconstitutional; Obamacare, for example? Justice Roberts is as guilty of violation of the Constitution and the public trust as this police officer.
In China, corruption of the founding documents and violation of the public trust is a capital offense. In America the Preamble, Constitution and Bill of Rights are perverted, “evolved” or nullified on a daily basis and the perpetrators usurp with impunity.
The Judicial branch’s “legislation from the bench” clearly exceeds its simple charge to assure that action comports with law. The branch that exists solely to “check and balance” the others has grossly exceeded its parameters and has become entirely ideological and political.
It is not plausible that this level of egregious “overreach” has been effected only by one branch, to wit:
“It strikes me as a tad duplicitous, but then again little makes sense to me in American politics anymore.”
President Obama has “exceeded his authority” and may be moving the country toward a “constitutional tipping point.”
“that the president has exceeded his authority in a way that is creating a destabilizing influence in a tripartite, or three-branch, system.”
“…the rate at which executive power is being concentrated in our system is accelerating, And, frankly, I am very alarmed by the implications of that aggregation of power.”
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
The SOVEREIGNS through their Congress. Or not.
Nicely done Squeeky!
The subject officer’s actions here show an unlawful use of force in my view namely the punches to the man’s face while on the ground.
I sensed that things were going to go awry when the driver was taken into custody. The officers seemed to be quite amped up and manhandled the driver a bit. Not illegal, but really not necessary. I don’t see this driver putting up any more resistance than just passive.
Once that happened the stage was set for some of these guys to go aggressive on the passenger. I don’t know what triggered them dog-piling him to the ground since that was off camera.
The guy on the ground wasn’t going anywhere, with three of them there better means could have been used but the guy doing the punching has some serious issues.
From the prior issues alleged here he needs to find another line of work in my opinion. But I wouldn’t stop there. If the chief of police lets these incidents happen then the city should consider a change in management.
Darren – I have said this before and I think it bear repeating. Officers need to pee in the cup right after incidents like this and give hair samples. I think some are ‘juicing.’
Squeeky, BRAVA! One of your best. It’s great to have a witty poet here.
Well, cops have to be a little bit mean to do the job, but what happens if they aren’t???
The Sunday School Cop
A Short Homily by Squeeky Fromm
Hello, I’m Officer Melvin,
I’m here to Protect and Serve!
But do not think because of that
I do not have the nerve.
Sooo, put your hands behind your back
And turn around Sir, pleeeeaaaseee?
And I will put these cuffs on you
While you get on your knees.
I saw you rob that liquor store,
Now, you’re under arrest.
OUCH! You hit me in the nose!
I hope that was in jest.
OOOH! You kicked me in the nads
That hurts like Holy Heck!
But I’ll not lose my temper, Sir!
I’ll treat you with respect.
Hey now, give me back my gun!
You have no right to that!
And as a felon, legally
You can’t possess a gat!
OWWLL! You shot me in the knee
That wasn’t very nice!
Now please let me arrest you, Sir,
Don’t make me ask you twice!
And would you help me stand up, please,
I can’t feel my patella.
That’s the fancy name for kneecaps,
Come on now, and help a fella!
And don’t point that gun at my head,
While I’m here on the ground.
The darn thing might go off again. . . . . . .
[Bagpipes] Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound. . .
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
Bailers,
without the Feds bringing a civil rights suit, the civil suit is the only possible response. If the amount is large enough, the city will take notice.
Richard,
This case seems to be a department wide problem as this “bad apple” is being commended for his abusive actions by his superiors.
rafflaw – anyone to bring the lawsuit against the city here. It does not have to be the feds. Actually, the feds do not have clean hands when it comes to things like this.