Randy Cox was being driven to a police station for processing when the driver braked hard, causing Cox to fly headfirst into the wall of the van. As Cox pleaded for help, saying he couldn’t move, some officers mocked him and accused him of being drunk.
FILE - In this image taken from police body camera video provided by New Haven Police, Richard"Randy" Cox, center, is pulled from the back of a police van and placed in a wheelchair after being detained by New Haven Police on June 19, 2022, in New Haven, Conn. Five Connecticut police officers were charged with misdemeanors Monday, Nov. 28, over their treatment of Cox after he was paralyzed from the chest down in the back of a police van. NEW HAVEN, Conn.
New Haven's police chief, speaking to reporters Monday along with the city's mayor, said it was important for the department to be transparent and accountable. . Gray, who was also Black, died in 2015 after he suffered a spinal injury while handcuffed and shackled in a city police van.
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