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]