Witnesses Contradict Police Story: No Officer said "Gun"- No Objects were Seen
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Two women who say they witnessed the beating of alleged car thief Stanley Miller report that none of the police involved called out a warning that Miller had a gun, contradicting the account five officers gave to justify striking and kicking the prone suspect during his arrest. Los Angeles Police Officer John J. Hatfield, who is shown on TV news videos striking Miller repeatedly with a flashlight, said he heard Officer David Hale yell that the suspect had a gun, according to sources familiar with the investigation. Hale, 31, said he shouted the warning after he felt a bulky object in Miller's pocket, the sources said. But one of the women, who said she watched the arrest through a bedroom window about 20 feet away, added: "They didn't say anything about a gun. I promise you, they didn't say anything like that." [more]
