Tasered and beaten teen files civil rights suit
“An 18-year-old, Greenville, South Carolina man was punched 13 times in the face by a deputy, and it was all caught on tape.”
“In the video, a back-up deputy appears to hold onto the teen while Tollison hits him.”
“When other deputies arrive, the teen is taken out of the truck.”
“The video show other deputies Taser and kick 18-year-old Jeremy Rucker several times.”
This video is from WCBD News 2, broadcast August 12, 2008.
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