Probe of Jones killing by Police heads to council

The city of Cincinnati's civilian board that reviews the actions of local police has completed its probe into the death of Nathaniel "Skip" Jones, who died last fall during a scuffle with officers. The Citizen Complaint Authority will release the report publicly and discuss its findings during an Aug. 2 meeting at City Hall. Jones, a 41-year-old black man, died Nov. 30 during a struggle with police officers outside a White Castle restaurant in North Avondale. The incident began when Cincinnati firefighters responded to a call about a man unconscious at the restaurant. The crew arrived to find that Jones had reawakened and acting erratically. When officers approached the 350-pound Jones, he became agitated, and lunged and punched at them. The situation escalated, and videotape shows police struck Jones with nightsticks for almost three minutes until he was handcuffed. [more]

• In November the Cincinnati Police fatal beating of Nathaniel Jones was captured on video tape. NO officers were charged in the beating. Nathaniel Jones pictured above. [more]