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Arthur Lewis, Jr.
Arthur, Jr., was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and worked in the pharmaceutical industry and employed by Unilab for 4 years as a phlebotomist prior to death. He attended Moreno Valley High school, was a loving son and father, and was an active member of the Loveland Church.
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According to trial testimony, one officer attempted a carotid restraint (blood choke) on Arthur, Jr., lasting between 20-30 seconds. Arthur was then slammed face down on to the floor, handcuffed and restrained. Despite Mrs. Lewis begging the officers to get off of her son, the deputies placed their knees on the back of his neck and lower back. According to the Lewis' trial testimony, the deputies told them that, "we know what we're doing, we do this all the time." At this time, the Lewis' testified that they heard their son make a gurgle type of noise and then go limp.
During this time, another deputy unnecessarily came in to the house with his police dog and pulled it up on its leash and hind legs and forced Mr. Lewis down hall and Mrs. Lewis into the kitchen of their own home. The remaining officers then picked up Arthur, Jr., and carried him outside onto the front lawn of the Lewis home where immediately thereafter, the deputies discovered that Arthur, Jr., was dead.
http://www.expertclick.com/NewsReleaseWire/Police_Misconduct_Case_Settles_for_3550000,201032755.aspxMoVal police are ASSHOLES...total assholes.
JMHO