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Surveillance video from the jail then shows Brazier dragging the cuffed and shackled suspect across a floor at the jail. Officer Newman Braier body cam and jail surveillance allegedly caught him tasing a handcuffed man, then pepper- sprraying him once he's locked in the cell. And they say he dragged him across the floor like a clearance aisle gladiator audition. Details on a Fox 10 investigation that involves potential policy violations by a police officer in Mount Vernon. >> Last week, we showed you leaked body camera video of a controversial arrest. And tonight, we have late reporting on who the officer is and what's happened since we broke that story. >> All right, our Natalie Williamson in the studio now with this one. Natalie, you still haven't heard from Mount Vernon's mayor. >> Yeah, that's right, Len and Cameron. But earlier today, I was able to confirm the officer's name. And the town's attorney tells me since our investigation aired last week, the officer is now under internal investigation. >> Come on out, big boy. >> Come on out. >> Tonight, a Fox 10 investigation has confirmed the identity of the Mount Vernon police officer, who's now at the center of an internal investigation following our reporting last week. According to the Mount Vernon town attorney Jay Ross, the officer's name is Newman Brazier. Fox 10 obtained this leaked body and surveillance video showing questionable actions by officer Braier during an arrest earlier this year. The video shows Braier tasing a handcuffed man during a traffic stop. >> Give me the bacon. Give me the bacon. Put it down. put it down. >> We're also told Brazier pepper-sprayed the man while he was handcuffed in a locked jail cell. When Brazier walks in, his body cam shows the man's head inside the toilet, possibly trying to get the pepper spray out of his eyes. Surveillance video from the jail then shows Brazier dragging the cuffed and shackled suspect across a floor at the jail. According to the Mobile County Personnel Board, Brazier worked for the Mobile Police Department from 2007 to 2019 until he resigned. He was later hired by Mount Vernon in 2021. Mount Vernon Police Chief Eric Pway tells me this behavior from an officer is unacceptable and violates their policy. >> Use of force rules are clearer than moonshine labels. No tasing handcuffed folks. No pepper spray on restrained folks unless you're trying to be the star of Cops War crimes edition. >> Use of force policy one with the taser. You cannot use a taser as a punitive measure. >> You can't do that. You can't use a taser against a person that is handcuffed. You can't do that. As far as pepper spray is concerned, you can use pepper spray on a subject that is actively resisting arrest. He was already in custody. The chief says as soon as he was made aware of this on May 10th, he put together a report to send to the town's elected leader, Eric Peoples. He says everything he does has to be approved by the mayor. But the response he got wasn't [screaming] what he expected. >> The chief wanted discipline. Mayor basically said accountability in this economy. Internal investigation, we checked. He's one of us. Case closed. >> I heard back from the mayor. and it was a no-go on punishment wise, on disciplinary wise. I want them to understand this is not acceptable for me. It's not acceptable for any of my officers to do and I'm here to make sure that this does not happen again. >> J Ross says he'll sit down for an interview tomorrow, but I'm really pushing to interview Mayor Peoples, the elected town leader. I've also reached out to Officer Brazier to get his side of the story, but haven't heard back. >> Handcuffs mean control, not a coupon for extra abuse. If the public can't trust the badge, we ain't got law. We got cosplay tyranny. Some light ain't just for flowers, it's for corrupt officials, too. What should happen to Brazier? Fire him, charge him, or give him a map to the unemployment line and the courthouse? What about the mayor? Stay loud, stay lawful, and always film the bad guys, even when they're wearing badges.
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