White TN Cops Conducted a Road Side Strip Search of a Black man. Cops Pinned Him to Car, Pulled Underwear Down and Cavity Searched him which Tore His Anus. Jury of Oblivitrons Found Cops Not Liable

A federal jury has ruled in favor of 2 former Hamilton County deputies in a civil lawsuit stemming from a 2019 excessive force case where a man claimed they conducted a body cavity search on the side of a road. The jury ruled Thursday in the case against Daniel Wilkey and Bobby Brewer. Dashcam video shows Wilkey and Brewer hitting James Myron Mitchell while he was in handcuffs during a traffic stop on July 10th, 2019.

The lawsuit said that Mitchell had to be treated for injuries he sustained during that search, saying a medical examination later revealed suffered "tearing in his anus, and multiple contusions," along with an aggravation of a hernia that eventually required surgery.

But at the time, then-Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Hammond disputed the detail that the deputies conducted a body cavity search.

Then-deputies Wilkey and Brewer claimed Mitchell was 'combative' in their arrest report.

But Mitchell's charges were ultimately dropped, and both Wilkey and Brewer were placed on leave.

Sheriff Hammond launched an internal investigation to decide if his deputies crossed the line of department policy.

Then-District Attorney Neal Pinkston also launched his own investigation, saying "After reviewing that video, I was disturbed at what I saw." [MORE]