A former Arkansas police officer who was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car has been arrested.
Man wanted on armed robbery charge arrested after Southside pawn shop clerk notices him, calls JSOSoutheast Georgia counties issue curfews due to expected dangerous conditionsThie 2-in-1 Lenovo Chromebook takes affordable tech to a new levelFILE - In this image taken from video provided by the Jonesboro, Ark., Police Department, Jonesboro police officer Joseph Harris, right, uses his fist to strike Billy Lee Coram , who is handcuffed in the back seat of a police car, Thursday, Aug.
A phone number was not listed for Harris, and it was not clear if he had an attorney in the case. An attorney who represents Harris in aThe federal lawsuit Coram filed against Harris, the city of Jonesboro and Jonesboro's police chief over the beating is scheduled to go to trial in May 2026. Coram's lawsuit claims his constitutional rights were violated.
In a roughly 12-minute video, Coram is wearing a hospital gown and choking himself with a seatbelt wrapped around his neck as the car is moving. After the car pulls over, Harris opens the door and punches and elbows Coram several times in the face as he unwinds the belt. Harris later slams the car door against Coram’s head. According to the federal lawsuit, Coram had been taken to the hospital after ingesting a baggie of fentanyl and had run away from the hospital when he panicked. He had wrapped the seatbelt around his neck to try and gag himself to dislodge the fentanyl he believed was still in his system, the lawsuit said.
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