The actions of a Cleveland police officer, Paul Lowrey, are under review
after he allegedly jabbed a flashlight into the abdomen of a handcuffed and
subdued man during a Dec. 30 traffic stop.
According to Cleveland Police Department documents and a dash-cam video
anonymously provided to the Advocate on Wednesday, Jan. 25, Lowrey hit the
handcuffed man in his midsection before yelling at him to “do what he is
[expletive] told to do.”
The use of force is allowed in making arrests, according to Article 15.24 of
the Texas Code of
Criminal Procedure, which states that “in making an arrest,
all reasonable means are permitted to be used to effect it.” However, the codes
also states that “no greater force shall be resorted to than is necessary to
secure the arrest and detention of the accused.” It’s the gray area between
reasonable and unreasonable use of force, and how it applies to subjects already
in custody, that now has the case under review by police department
administrators and city officials.
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