A Houston cop named Drew Ryser
is on trial on charges related to the
beating an unarmed teenage suspect in 2010 that was captured on a video that
went viral, making national news in a racially charged case. The cop is charged
with official oppression, a misdemeanor with a maximum punishment of one year
in jail and a $4,000 fine. He is accused of kneeing, kicking and pushing
then-15-year-old Chad Holley's head into the ground. In the video, several cops
can be seen striking and kicking Holley, an African-American burglary suspect,
as he lay on the ground with his hands behind his back and in handcuffs. The city fired seven police officers in
relation to the incident, and four were charged. Two ex-officers accepted a
plea deal and one was acquitted after a trial before an all-white jury.
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