Lawyer: Police Beat and Tortured White man for 2 hours: Caught on Audiotape

Lawyers for Lester Siler said that Police tortured him for over two hours. When officers arrived, he was standing outside," lawyer Mike Farley explains. "He was brought inside, handcuffed, and set down at the kitchen table. He never attempted to flee." "The officers then asked Mr. Siler to sign a consent to search form, waiving his constitutional rights to not search his home, when Siler refused to let officers search his home, the five men beat him for nearly two hours.  "The beating lasted almost two hours, with the officers striking Mr. Siler numerous times about his face and body, and contained other forms of torture which we are not at liberty to disclose at this time," the statement said. At least part of  the incident was caught on audiotape on a machine at Siler's home. Circumstances of the arrest being probed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation include allegations that electrical clamps were present and Siler was threatened with being shocked.  [more] and [more]

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