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Man says off-duty cops beat him up, left him for dead
Man says he was âon the verge of deathâ
Adan Salazar
Infowars.com
August 12, 2013
An Oklahoman man claims that two off-duty police officers beat him within inches of his life then left him for dead following an argument he was having with his girlfriend during a picnic outing.
Yohawna Lewis and his girlfriend were having an argument over absent lunch meat last Saturday, Aug. 3 on the banks of the Illinois River in Tahlequah.
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âWe had no food, and that was the stupid argument we were having,â Lewisâ girlfriend Amanda Belty explained to NewsOn6.com.
Three men happened to wander by and demanded Lewis leave Belty alone.
âThey acted like he was about to hit me and he wasnât. I mean, we were arguing and that was that,â Belty stated.
Lewis says the men âaggressively started pushing me around, telling me he was a cop and that I was going to do what he said.â
When Lewis asked for identification and badge numbers, the three men laid in on him, pinning him to the ground and placing him in a choke hold, while one of the men kicked him.
âThey jumped on me,â Lewis disclosed to NewsOn6, âand began sitting on top of me, punching me directly in the face, while another one in their party was saying, âhold him under, just hold him under.â And they repeatedly did this.â
Photos of Lewisâs face post-confrontation tell the story of the brutal beating. He says he believed he was âon the verge of death,â and that only thoughts of his family allowed him to endure the ruthless onslaught.
As expected, the officers are defending their actions saying Lewis instigated the row.
âThey said that you were threatening them and calling out racial slurs. Was any of that happening?â News6 reporter Tess Maune asked.
âI was pretty mad,â Lewis said. âIâm not gonna say that I didnât. I donât know what verbal threats would justify what these three men had done to me. They left me for dead.â
To add insult to injury, the men were not arrested after being questioned by park rangers.
The swelling in Lewisâs face has subsided, but he says the pain is still excruciating. âUnbelievably bad, I wouldnât wish this on anyone,â Lewis remarks.
According to News On 6, the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission will file a report before turning the case over to the Cherokee County District Attorney.
The two police officers, members of the Oklahoma City Police Department, are reportedly on administrative leave.
In a related story, three Oklahoma police officers are under criminal investigation after a car-jacker was beaten by officers and died on his way to the hospital on August 2.
This article was posted: Monday, August 12, 2013 at 9:30 am
Tags: police state
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Man says he was âon the verge of deathâ
Adan Salazar
Infowars.com
August 12, 2013
An Oklahoman man claims that two off-duty police officers beat him within inches of his life then left him for dead following an argument he was having with his girlfriend during a picnic outing.
Yohawna Lewis and his girlfriend were having an argument over absent lunch meat last Saturday, Aug. 3 on the banks of the Illinois River in Tahlequah.
News9.com Videos - News9.com - Oklahoma City, OK - News, Weather, Video and Sports |
âWe had no food, and that was the stupid argument we were having,â Lewisâ girlfriend Amanda Belty explained to NewsOn6.com.
Three men happened to wander by and demanded Lewis leave Belty alone.
âThey acted like he was about to hit me and he wasnât. I mean, we were arguing and that was that,â Belty stated.
Lewis says the men âaggressively started pushing me around, telling me he was a cop and that I was going to do what he said.â
When Lewis asked for identification and badge numbers, the three men laid in on him, pinning him to the ground and placing him in a choke hold, while one of the men kicked him.
âThey jumped on me,â Lewis disclosed to NewsOn6, âand began sitting on top of me, punching me directly in the face, while another one in their party was saying, âhold him under, just hold him under.â And they repeatedly did this.â
Photos of Lewisâs face post-confrontation tell the story of the brutal beating. He says he believed he was âon the verge of death,â and that only thoughts of his family allowed him to endure the ruthless onslaught.
As expected, the officers are defending their actions saying Lewis instigated the row.
âThey said that you were threatening them and calling out racial slurs. Was any of that happening?â News6 reporter Tess Maune asked.
âI was pretty mad,â Lewis said. âIâm not gonna say that I didnât. I donât know what verbal threats would justify what these three men had done to me. They left me for dead.â
To add insult to injury, the men were not arrested after being questioned by park rangers.
The swelling in Lewisâs face has subsided, but he says the pain is still excruciating. âUnbelievably bad, I wouldnât wish this on anyone,â Lewis remarks.
According to News On 6, the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission will file a report before turning the case over to the Cherokee County District Attorney.
The two police officers, members of the Oklahoma City Police Department, are reportedly on administrative leave.
In a related story, three Oklahoma police officers are under criminal investigation after a car-jacker was beaten by officers and died on his way to the hospital on August 2.
This article was posted: Monday, August 12, 2013 at 9:30 am
Tags: police state
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