The Psychopathic Racial Personality Racism White Supremacy is carried out by deception and/or violence. JPSO Sheriff Newell Normand thinks handcuffed black man was hit once or twice but it was justified.
Attempt Murder for Murder of Cop. From [HERE] Jerman Neveaux filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against 28 Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office deputies, accusing them of using excessive force when he was arrested in connection with the shooting death of Detective David Michel Jr.
The deputies beat Neveaux, acting with "willful and wanton indifference" and "deliberate disregard" for his constitutional rights, according to the filing, made Thursday (June 22), one year after Michel's death and Neveaux's arrest.
As a result, Neveaux suffered nerve damage, disfigurement, partial blindness in his right eye and mental anguish, the lawsuit says.
Neveaux, 20, is charged in Jefferson Parish district court with first-degree murder, aggravated assault with a firearm, illegal possession of a stolen firearm and two counts of resisting police by force. He is accused of shooting Michel, 50, three times in the back after the detective stopped him as he was walking near Manhattan Boulevard and Ascot Road in Harvey on June 22, 2016.
The Jefferson Parish district attorney's office is seeking the death penalty. Neveaux has pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity.
Neveaux's attorney on the civil lawsuit, Williard Brown Sr., had not yet responded to a request for comment Friday afternoon.
Sheriff's Office deputies took Neveaux into custody shortly after the Michel's shooting in the nearby Pebble Walk subdivision where authorities say he tried to hide in the backyard of a townhouse it in the 1500 block of London Cross Road.
Cellphone video recorded of the arrest and released to WVUE-Fox 8 raised questions about excessive force, at the time.
In the video, a deputy who appears to be kneeling near what is possibly Neveaux's head can be seen delivering at least 10 blows.
A resident who witnessed the arrest told NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune, "All I seen was the man handcuffed, and they was beating the hell out him."
The lawsuit contends the video shows Neveaux raising his hands as deputies drew their guns and approached him in the backyard. Neveaux was trying to lie down when several deputies rushed him and forced him to the ground.
The deputies kicked and beat Neveaux while handcuffing him and slammed his face against the corner of a table while walking him through a residence, the lawsuit said.
The court filing includes mugshots of Neveaux's bloodied and swollen face.
In the days after Neveaux's arrest, Jefferson Parish Sheriff Newell Normand reported he suffered a fractured eye socket and cuts to his face. Martin Regan, Neveaux's criminal attorney told Jefferson Parish courts his client also suffered internal injuries, possible spinal damage and had difficulty walking.
Neveaux was still using a wheelchair at his most recent court appearance, a June 7 hearing regarding his mental ability to aid in his defense. Court-appointed doctors found him competent to help his attorney, but the judge granted Regan more time to obtain medical records.
Normand has said Neveaux was in possession of a .38-caliber pistol during the arrest. The sheriff asked the FBI Civil Rights Task Force to take over an investigation into the excessive force allegations. No information was available Friday about that probe.
Neveaux's lawsuit asks for damages and names the following defendants: Sgt. Christy Clement, Sgt. Julio Avarado, Detective George Kister, Dep. Joseph Ragas, Sgt. Frank Renaudin, Detective Blake Hollifield, Detective Todd Rivere, Detective Derek Green, Maj. Michael Dupuis, Sgt. Travis Esennan, Detective Melvin Francis, Sgt. Marlo Bruno, Sgt. Rodney Naumann, Col. John Fortunato, Detective William Roniger, Sgt. Mark Layrisson, Dep. Nathanial Obiol, Detective Adrian Thompson, Detective Stephen Villere, Dep. Eric Hymel, Sgt. Gary Barteet, Detective Donald Zanotelli, Sgt. Thomas Gai, Lt. Elvin Modica, Detective Michael Schmitt, Detective Robert Miles, Detective Jean Lincoln and Dep. Sean Whalen.