Madison Police Officer Has New Court Date ... (APR)
By Stan Ingold • Sep 16, 2015
A court date has been set for a Madison police officer accused of slamming an Indian man to the ground.
Limestone County District Court records say a status conference in the assault case of 27-year-old Eric Parker is set for December 9th, as federal prosecutors plan a retrial on a civil rights charge.
Authorities say Parker slammed 58-year-old Sureshbhai Patel to the ground February 6th. During the federal trial in Huntsville, Parker said Patel defied orders and resisted during a suspicious person investigation.
Patel said through an interpreter that he didn't resist and didn't understand officers' orders because he doesn't speak English. Patel was injured in the takedown.
Parker's federal case ended in a mistrial after the jury failed multiple times to come to a unanimous decision.
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