A former Citronelle police officers pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge related to an assault on an unruly inmate in 2019.
Jason Scott Meade, 43, of Semmes, agreed to a plea bargain in which prosecutors will recommend leniency in sentencing. He pleaded guilty to deprivation of rights under color of law. The Citronelle Police Departmentsentenced a former Creola police officerAccording to the written plea agreement, Mobile police arrested Bryant King on an outstanding traffic warrant in Citronelle on Oct. 7, 2019, and transported him to the city jail. At about 2:50 a.m.
Surveillance video shows Meade opening the cell door, grabbing the prisoner by the neck and throat, while the suspect grabbed the officer’s arm. Meade admitted that he then close-fist punched the man on the left side of the face, while the two struggled in the cell. Once Meade and the communications officer had handcuffed the prisoner and put him face-down on the flood, the officer struck him in the groin with the baton, the plea document states. Alone in the cell, Meade writhed in obvious pain for about five minutes, according to the plea agreement. A Citronelle police officer later told investigators that Meade was being “braggadocious” about the encounter during shift change.
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