NEW ORLEANS AP - A judge acquitted a former police officer seen on videotape beating a man during an arrest after Hurricane Katrina, saying the tape showed authorities didn't use excessive force.Robert Evangelist, 37, was found not guilty of second-degree battery and false imprisonment of Robert Davis, 66, whose violent scuffle with police was captured by an Associated Press Television News crew.
July 25, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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NEW ORLEANS AP – A judge acquitted a former police officer seen on videotape beating a man during an arrest after Hurricane Katrina, saying the tape showed authorities didn’t use excessive force.
Robert Evangelist, 37, was found not guilty of second-degree battery and false imprisonment of Robert Davis, 66, whose violent scuffle with police was captured by an Associated Press Television News crew.
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