A former deputy with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office was sentenced to seven years in prison for dragging an inmate by her hair and throwing her into another jail cell in what the judge called a callous and 'unreasonable' use of force.
A former deputy with the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office was sentenced to seven years in prison for dragging an inmate by her hair and throwing her into another jail cell in what the judge called a callous and 'unreasonable' use of force.U.S. District Judge André Birotte Jr. said during the Thursday sentencing hearing for Joshua Fischer, 42, that he showed a 'level of callousness' and 'disdain' towards the woman, according to the U.S.
Then she started going back into her original cell.'Fischer forcibly grabbed the victim by her hair and pulled her to the ground,' reads a statement from the U.S. Attorney's office. 'He then dragged the victim across the floor by her hair several feet.''Fischer then flung the victim, again by her hair, into an adjacent cell,' the statement continues.Once the former deputy shut her cell door, the woman huddled up into a corner of the cell.
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