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A viral video from McComb, MS, exhibits a member of the Mississippi Freeway Patrol violently dealing with a Black man in custody. It’s unclear why the officer initially stopped Eugene Lewis and his brothers, however the video exhibits the unidentified officer roughly dealing with a handcuffed Eugene.
The video runs a bit of greater than 5 minutes. Packer and Darius Lewis, Eugene’s brothers, will be heard within the background narrating the officer’s actions and exchanging phrases once in a while. From the video, the 2 keep again away from the officer and their brother, however they refuse to budge.
“We you choke the person, however we gonna keep again and file you.”
“We wanna know why you was in a automobile leaping on him.”
“We don’t give a rattling…you was simply within the again seat beating him up.”
Regardless of having handcuffed Eugene, the officer will be seen pulling him right down to the bottom by his neck after which tossing him into the grass on the aspect of the street after which leaping on him. All three brothers have been arrested, based on native information.
A press release from McComb’s mayor confirmed the incident concerned a Mississippi Freeway Patrol. Mayor Quordiniah Lockley instructed WJTV that as a result of the incident concerned a freeway patrolman, he’s letting the state deal with the investigation.
Lockley mentioned that though it was exterior his jurisdiction, he needed assurances it might be investigated.
“That is alarming that one thing like this may occur throughout the metropolis limits of McComb,” Lockley mentioned.
Each the Inside Affairs and the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation are investigating. The predominantly Black neighborhood sits roughly 80 miles south of Jackson, MS.
Eugene instructed WJTV he didn’t know what would have occurred had his brother not live-streamed. He mentioned the officer first pulled him over for allegedly doing 35 mph in a 30.
“I can’t by no means let this go,” Eugene instructed WJTV. “I ain’t did nothing to him. And I do know this similar white man will do to a different Black man like that.”
Rep. Daryl Porter launched an announcement additionally confirming the state investigation. Porter represents the 98th district, masking Pike and Walthall Counties.
“Those that have watched the video, together with myself, discover the contents alarming,” wrote Porter.
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