Inmates were stunned after five deputies were seen checking their own injuries after brutally beating up a half-naked black prisoner in his cell.
The beatings were severe as they also sustained some injuries.
The Daily Mail got the details;
Newly-released video shows five white jail guards checking their own injuries after they brutally pummeled a half-naked black inmate in his cell.
Security footage from the Camden County Detention Center on September 3 documents the moments before and after Georgia sheriff’s deputies repeatedly punched 41-year-old Jarrett Hobbs, who was sitting alone in his cell.
The sheriff’s deputies could be seen in the new footage walking away from his cell in the aftermath, as one deputy has the others check his eye for any injuries.
It is the third video released by Hobbs’ civil rights attorneys as they demand the deputies be fired, and is the first that provides audio of the incident.
Authorities have claimed Hobbs was banging on his cell and would not stop, despite several demands before they intervened. His attorneys, though, say he was undergoing a mental health crisis and are demanding the deputies be criminally charged.
The incident is now under investigation by the Sheriff’s Office and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, at the behest of the local District Attorney.
In the meantime, News 4 Jax reports, the five deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave.
They are still being paid, a spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Office said, but are available to answer investigators’ questions.
The video released by Hobbs’ attorneys on Wednesday provides a clearer picture of what had happened in the moments before and after Hobbs was beaten.
Banging could be heard early on in the video from the hallway at the jail before a deputy walks over to Hobbs cell.
Soon, a scream could be heard coming from the cell, and four other deputies head to the cell just seconds later as stunned inmates peek their heads out of their cells.
Moments later, the deputies could be seen dragging Hobbs out of his cell, forcing him onto a nearby bench and asking him to drop something in his hand, which Hobbs said is ‘a piece of paper, bro.’
When he refuses, one of the deputies could be heard threatening the inmate, saying: ‘I’ll break your f****** thumb if you don’t let go.’
He then repeats: ‘Open your god d***** hand.’
The deputies then lead him back into the cell, as screams continue. They walk away a few moments later, with some of the deputies examining the eye of another.
All of he cops are on paid leave and it doesn’t look like they will be punished.
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