Caught On Tape: Officer Sucker Punches Inmate In Face, Files Report Claiming 'Self Defense'

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40-year-old Rico Palomino, a 12 year veteran corrections officer at the Cook County Jail in Illinois, claimed in his incident report an inmate "turned around abruptly" and grabbed his shirt, for which he had no choice but to act in self defense by striking the inmate with his open palm to "create a safe distance between himself and the detainee," reports NBC Chicago. The trouble is, the incident was caught on tape, and rather than show the officer was responding to being grabbed suddenly, it shows the cop casually walking up to an inmate and suddenly sucker punching him viciously in the face leaving him bleeding profusely from the mouth.

Here's how the incident went down:

Prosecutors said Palomino was working at a desk when an inmate walked by, asking Palomino where officers kept inventoried property because he wanted to get a phone number.

As the inmate continued to walk down a hallway, Palomino followed and told him to return to the lockup area.

"If you don't get back over here, I'm going to f--- you up," prosecutors alleged in a proffer.

A surveillance camera from the hallway recorded Palomino, eight inches taller and 100 pounds heavier than the inmate, striking the detainee, causing him to fall to the floor.

Prosecutors said the inmate was left bleeding from the mouth and required stitches.

The corrections officer is now being charged with a Class 3 felony, he is potentially facing 2-5 years in prison and up to a $25,000 fine. You have to wonder what the punishment would be if the shoe was on the other foot, not to mention if the officer's lies were simply accepted as fact.
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Yeah real tough guy! He's upset because he's 40 years old and only makes $8 an hour. Should me mad at himself for being so dumb! I have seen it all to often. I have not always been a good guy and have spent many years locked up, 5 years for a crime I did not commit. The CO that punched this kid will run into the right one someday and he will be taught a very valuable lesson. I t's sad but true that these things happen in the system. I have seen CO s get chopped up for less. [Post deleted: Please no quasi-threatening comments] Union man - the union will protect him, that's why they are there scum i would love too meat this guy on the street and see how bad ass he is . too bad the victim didnt have AIDS and spit the blood into the cops eyes and open mouth

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Caught On Tape: Cop Sucker Punches Suspect In Back Of Head, Then Charges Him With "Assaulting A Police Officer"

Victim Suffers Permanent Brain Damage
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The Montgomery Advertiser reports:

McLEAN, Va. ? A former Loudoun County sheriff's deputy is facing a federal civil rights lawsuit after a patrol car camera appeared to show him knocking out an unsuspecting target with a blow to the back of the head delivered at a full sprint.

Sterling, Va., resident Carlos Garcia filed the lawsuit last year in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, but papers were served only recently on the defendant, Terry Daniel, who resigned from the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office last year.

Garcia's lawyer, Victor Glasberg, said the video ? which has been posted on YouTube ? is clear and unambiguous evidence of an unprovoked assault. It shows Garcia standing with his hands in the air next to another deputy and his back turned as Daniel approaches rapidly. Garcia collapses immediately after being struck by the deputy.

In the lawsuit, Garcia says the blow knocked him unconscious and has left him with permanent brain damage, including headaches, loss of memory and confusion.

After giving the man brain damage, the cop charged him with assaulting a police officer.

Interestingly, it was Garcia who wound up being charged following the November 2009 incident with assaulting a police officer. Court records show he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of misdemeanor battery and received a suspended sentence.

Note, the police likely intimidated him into taking a plea deal through threatening him with a felony trial. (See this article, "The Police State Abolishes the Trial" for an explanation of how this scam works.)

In the lawsuit, Glasberg writes that Garcia consistently denied assaulting anyone, but opted to plead guilty to a reduced charge with a suspended sentence to avoid a felony trial. And Glasberg said the criminal allegations are unrelated to the assault Garcia suffered; even if the incident had unfolded as police described, it would have been minutes before Daniel's attack on Garcia, Glasberg said.

How many incidents like this happen without being caught on tape?

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You know, if you don't do anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about. After I was arrested, handcuffed they walked me back to the cop car, and threw me on the concrete 4-5 times bloodying my knees. Not the same as getting punched in the back of the head though. This stuff happens all the time. Some police will even kill and cover it up, not to mention plant drugs on people. Happens all the time! if you don't do anything wrong my ass, if are unjustly detained you stand an excellent chance of falling into this trap. police stop people every day on suspicion.
once the lights come on - you are at their mercy, having done nothing wrong is of no concern to them. if you don't kiss but to suit the officer , you will be framed.
overzelous undertrained armed and dangerous describes today's street cop This looks to me like another cop jacked on steroids just attacking for no apparent reason. The steroids problem with police in America is pandemic and nothing is being done about it. In fact it is being covered up.

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