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LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- The man who shot an amateur videotape of police beating a handcuffed black teen-ager in suburban Inglewood, California, has been subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury Thursday morning.
The Los Angeles County district attorney's office, which convened the grand jury to investigate the incident, hopes to get the original videotape shot by Mitchell Crooks, Chief Deputy District Attorney Curt Livesay said Wednesday on a Los Angeles radio talk show.
Crooks and Livesay had a terse exchange on the show, with Crooks saying he feared police were "coming after me because I shot the video." (Full story)
The video shows a handcuffed Donovan Jackson, 16, being slammed onto a patrol car, then hit in the face by an Inglewood police officer. The tape, shot by Crooks from a hotel across the street from the incident, received widespread attention after airing on local and national television.
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The family of a teen-ager seen beaten by police in a videotape has filed suit. CNN's Thelma Gutierrez reports. (July 11)
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The FBI launches a probe into a police beating of a black teen in Inglewood, California, while angry protesters take to the streets. CNN's Thelma Gutierrez reports. (July 10)
Attorneys for Jackson and his father filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday, alleging that their civil rights were violated.
Family attorneys have alleged that Inglewood police officers and Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies beat Jackson and his father, Coby Chavis, before the videotape began.
"What you saw was the lesser of two beatings," said Joe Hopkins, Jackson's attorney.
The lawsuit names as defendants the city of Inglewood, Los Angeles County, four Inglewood police officers and three sheriff's deputies as well as unnamed officers from both departments who were at the scene.
The suit does not ask for specific damages, but John Sweeney, Chavis' attorney, said, "We believe this is a seven-figure case."
Law enforcement officials have insisted that the altercation was started by Jackson, who they say sought to interfere with a deputy trying to cite his father for having expired license plates and driving with a suspended license.
"The juvenile attacked our deputy, which started the scuffle in the first place," said Lt. Carl Deeley, a sheriff's department spokesman. "The young man lunged at the deputy, who then had to grab him, and they struggled with each other."
Jackson suffers from a disability that Sweeney termed "auditory processing delays," making it difficult for him to follow oral instructions.
Jeremy Morse, an Inglewood police officer of three years who is seen striking the teen on the videotape, has been suspended. No action has been taken against the other three Inglewood officers or the two sheriff's deputies who were at the scene.
In Washington, Attorney General John Ashcroft released a statement Wednesday saying the Inglewood incident "troubles me greatly." He has directed the FBI to begin an investigation, and a team from the Justice Department's community relations service was sent to the Los Angeles suburb.
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I like the part where the LAWYER says "We believe this is a seven-figure case." Yep - outstanding! My physical pain brought on by my resistance to authority can only be quenched by giving my dumb, broke ass a heap of taxpayer money and setting a standard for other delinquents.
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