White Jefferson County Deputies Call Black Army Veteran "Homeboy" then Assault & Arrest him for False Charges
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From [HERE] A Black Army veteran has filed notice of a complaint against the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and intends to file a lawsuit in the coming weeks over police brutality.
“They [white cops] beat him. They slapped him. They punched him. They kneed him. They elbowed him. While he was in handcuffs. They cursed him,” Attorney Franie Lee said.
His client, Tommy Guyton, is claiming police brutality.
“Mr. Guyton had no warrants on him. He had no drugs on him. He had no guns on him. He was just simply asleep in the house where he had been invited,” Lee said.
Guyton's attorney said he had been sleeping at the house of a woman he had just met when her estranged husband called the police after seeing another man in the house.
“Once the officers arrived, they went to the bedroom and they immediately said, 'Get the (blank) up. Get the (blank) up, homeboy. What is your name, homeboy? What is your name, homeboy?’” Lee said.
His attorney said the deputies shocked Guyton two or three times with a stun gun.
He believes the deputies' actions were racially motivated.
“They kept or continued to ask him, 'What is your name, homeboy? What is your name, homeboy?'” Lee said.
A Sheriff's Office spokesman said that isn't something they would ever condone and that the department "(doesn't) operate in black and white."
The incident happened November. Guyton was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and drug paraphernalia.
In September, he was acquitted of all charges.
“He's seeking justice. In whatever form or fashion that may come. We do believe the individuals who were involved in the brutality should be prosecuted,” Lee said.
The chief deputy of the Sheriff's Office said they fired one of those two deputies. That termination was finalized in November.
"To say this employee fell short of what our expectations are as an agency would not do this justice. We were happy and appreciative to be made aware of this issue and happy to take swift corrective action,” he said in a statement.
