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CRIME AND CRIMINALS: MURDER HOMICIDE :
POLICE BRUTALITY :
UNITED STATES: CITIES: BALTIMORE, MARYLAND:
Baltimore Police Transport Under Scrutiny After Death
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Baltimore Police Transport Under Scrutiny After Death
BALTIMORE
April 24, 2015, 7:08 AM ET
By JULIET LINDERMAN
Associated Press
ABC News
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/
baltimore-police-transport-scrutiny-death-30550369
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People in Baltimore and other cities accuse police of sometimes giving
prisoners an extra-rough "nickel ride" a reference to amusement rides
that once cost a nickel. Now, the safety of people in Baltimore's police
vans is under scrutiny because of a past death and a new fatal injury, one
that came after police failed to put a seat belt on a passenger.
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One of those, Dondi Johnson, died of a fractured spine in 2005 two weeks
after he was arrested for urinating in a public street and transported by
van. Johnson's family won a $7.4 million judgment that was reduced to
$200,000, the legal cap for such cases. Family lawyer Kerry D. Staton said
Johnson was seated alone in the van with his hands cuffed behind him and
no seat belt to restrain him.
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It is police policy that all arrestees must be buckled in during
transport. The policy, updated just nine days before Freddie Gray was
injured, states "all passengers, regardless of age and location, shall be
restrained by seat belts or other authorized restraining devices."
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Police Commissioner Anthony Batts said Thursday that here are no
circumstances under which a prisoner should not be wearing a seatbelt
during transport and "that's part of our investigation.
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"Much like any other vehicle, you seatbelt people in and it's our
responsibility to make sure people are safely transported," Batts said,
"especially if their hands are behind their back."
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On Thursday protesters briefly scuffled with police, shouting at them and
throwing objects. Police said on their Twitter feed that at least two
people were taken into custody for disorderly conduct and destruction of
property. The protesters also surrounded a police transport van, similar
to the one Gray was put in after he was arrested. Outside of the Western
District station house protesters gathered peacefully, while more than 50
officers manned barricades.
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