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"It's clear from the video and Mr. White's testimony that he was struck numerous times," Bennett said at a hearing last Thursday. "The statute that allows police to use reasonable force does not allow them to strike an individual in the face in a jail cell." The clerk magistrate made his decision Friday. Coppinger's attorney, Ken Anderson, said at the hearing that his client was justified in striking White because White was drunk and belligerent, and refused to comply with repeated commands to remove his mask in the cell, The Boston Globe reported. "Probable cause is a very low threshold and ...
Ex-officer to face charge in alleged beating of Black man March 1, 2021 GMT LYNN, Mass. (AP) — A former Massachusetts police officer accused of beating a man who was in custody will face a criminal charge after a court official ruled there was probable cause for the case to move forward. Former Lynn Officer Matthew Coppinger faces a charge of assault and battery in connection with the alleged beating last June of Victor White that was caught on a police station security camera. The 35-year-old Coppinger resigned shortly after the encounter. Essex District Attorney Jonathan Blodgett appointe...
A former Massachusetts police officer accused of beating a man who was in custody will face a criminal charge after a court official ruled there was probable cause for the case to move forward.
Lynn police officer to face charges next month in connection with alleged beating of Black man in holding cell By Thomas Grillo Globe Correspondent,Updated February 26, 2021, 7:31 p.m. Email to a Friend Share Embed At the Lynn police station, Victor White refused to take off a medical mask, and former officer Matthew Coppinger responded by punching White. A former Lynn police officer will face charges in court next month for the alleged June assault on a Black man in custody after a clerk magistrate ruled Friday there was probable cause for the case to move forward. Matthew Coppinger, who is...