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One of five officers accused of beating Tyre Nichols previously involved in an assault, lawsuit says [1]
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Date: 2023-01-27
According to a 2016 lawsuit, Cordarlrius Sledge was serving a three-year sentence for aggravated assault in 2015 when two corrections officers, including Haley, beat him for having a contraband cellphone.
In an interview with NBC News, Sledge noted that while his lawsuit was dismissed before its merits were evaluated he listed Haley as one of two officers who assaulted him under the supervision of a third, who came into his cellblock on May 16, 2015.
“When they came in to do one of their little random pop-in search, they called me and two other guys to the shower area to be strip-searched,” Sledge said. “They requested for me to be searched first.”
He added that while he did not assault the officers he ran in an attempt to get rid of his cellphone.
“That’s when they started punching on me,” he said. “They picked me up and slammed my head into the sink, and I blacked out.”
According to Sledge, the officers took him to the prison’s medical infirmary the next day during which he noticed significant bleeding. The suit was filed without a lawyer. Sledge noted that because he was in federal custody he did not have the time or ability to complete the necessary paperwork.
“I just hope that those officers get what they deserve and set an example for the rest of officers,” he said speaking about Nichols. Prior to being contacted by NBC News in regard to the Nichols case, Sledge did not know the officer had assaulted yet another person.
The revelation that this isn’t Haley’s first assault comes hours before officials plan to release the body camera footage of how Nichols was treated during his traffic stop. According to CNN, the footage is expected to be revealed at 6 PM EST.
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