FORMER MISSOURI POLICE OFFICER SENTENCED TO 10 YEARS FOR BEATING AND TASING HANDCUFFED MAN BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CONCEAL ATTACK

ST. LOUIS — A former Northwoods, Missouri, police officer has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for assaulting a compliant and handcuffed man, abandoning him in an isolated field and attempting to conceal the attack from authorities.

Samuel Davis, 28, was sentenced Thursday after a federal jury convicted him of one count of deprivation of rights under color of law, one count of witness tampering through misleading conduct and one count of falsifying records in a federal investigation.

The civil-rights conviction involved Davis’ use of excessive force against the handcuffed victim. The witness-tampering conviction resulted from a misleading statement Davis made to a police dispatcher. The falsification conviction concerned Davis deliberately turning off his department-issued body-worn camera before committing the assault.

“Today’s sentence reflects the seriousness of the defendant’s crime,” said Harmeet K. Dhillon, Assistant Attorney General of the Civil Rights Division. “Law enforcement officers are given immense public trust to discharge their vital duties. We will hold accountable those who violate that trust and abuse their authority.”

“Civil rights crimes by police erode the public’s trust in law enforcement,” said U.S. Attorney Thomas C. Albus. “We will continue to hold law enforcement officers to high standards and protect the civil rights of all people.”

The attack occurred during the evening of July 4, 2023, after Northwoods police were dispatched to a Walgreens store concerning C.G., a man accused of shoplifting and trespassing. Davis already knew C.G. before responding to the call.

Davis placed C.G. in handcuffs and secured him inside his police vehicle. Evidence and testimony presented during the federal trial established that C.G. was compliant and cooperative while in police custody.

Instead of transporting C.G. to jail or another authorized detention facility, Davis turned off his body-worn camera and drove him to an empty field in an isolated section of Kinloch.

Davis pepper-sprayed C.G. in the eyes, threw him to the ground and repeatedly struck him across the face and body with a metal police baton. The beating broke C.G.’s jaw and caused extreme pain.

Davis shocked C.G. with a Taser after noticing a passerby near the field. He also threatened to kill the handcuffed man if he returned to Northwoods.

Davis left C.G. injured in the isolated area without a cellular phone or another way to summon emergency assistance. The passerby later returned and discovered C.G. bloodied and crying for help.

After the assault, Davis falsely informed a police dispatcher that C.G. was not present when he arrived at the Walgreens. That statement concealed the fact that Davis had taken custody of C.G. at the store and transported him away from the location.

Federal prosecutors stated in a sentencing memorandum that Davis attacked C.G. to frighten him and prevent him from returning to Northwoods. The filing also noted that C.G. was smaller and physically weaker than Davis and remained restrained during the incident.

Trial Attorney Taylor Payne of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section told the court that Davis “hurt him with almost every tool at his disposal” before lying to the dispatcher, police supervisors, investigators and the jury about the attack.

“Samuel Davis flagrantly violated the law he swore to uphold. The victim complied with officers’ commands and was already in handcuffs, yet Davis still chose to beat and tase him,” said Special Agent in Charge Chris Crocker of the FBI St. Louis Division.

“Every law enforcement officer has a duty to enforce the law while safeguarding the constitutional rights and dignity of every person. Davis’ actions betrayed that responsibility and undermined the public trust that officers work tirelessly to earn. That is why the FBI remains steadfast in investigating allegations of excessive force and holding those who abuse their authority accountable,” Crocker added.

The FBI and the St. Louis County Police Department investigated the case.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Krug for the Eastern District of Missouri and Trial Attorney Taylor Payne of the Civil Rights Division’s Criminal Section prosecuted the case.

🔥 NOW AVAILABLE! 🔥

‎👉 Eclipsera – Apple Music

Sponsored • TRJ Ads
Inquiries: contact@therealistjuggernaut.com

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE

AVAILABLE