Prince George's
County police have fatally shot more people per officer than any other
large police department during a 10-year period. PG County is 62% Black (population 800,000).
Attorneys for a Prince George's police corporal who is
charged with assaulting a suspected carjacker -- an incident that was
captured by a video camera mounted in a police car -- do not want the
officer to be tried in the county. In a 12-page motion seeking a change
of venue, attorneys for Cpl. Brian K. Addis argue that he "stands no
chance" of receiving a fair trial in Prince George's. The motion, filed
Tuesday in Circuit Court, cites news coverage not only of the alleged
assault but also of misconduct involving the police force in recent
years. Defense attorneys attached printouts of 91 news articles from
newspapers and television news Web sites. According to
police who have seen the videotape, it appears to show Addis running
toward Bullock, after the suspect had stumbled out of the van and
fallen to the ground, and then hitting and kicking him. The tape
appears to show Addis leaning down and kneeing the handcuffed Bullock
in the groin, the sources said.[more ]
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