NYPD Cop Indicted After Caught on Video Stomping on Man's Head Over Alleged Marijuana Joint

by Carlos Miller
PINAC
Feb. 04, 2015

A New York City police officer who was caught on video stomping on a man’s head has been indicted on assault charges.

NYPD officer Joel Edouard also pulled a gun from his holster during a struggle with a man named Jahmiel Cuffee who was suspected of smoking a joint.

Edouard also stormed off from the struggle at around the 1:15 mark, walks down the street, then returns and kicks Cuffee in the head at around the 1:45 mark.

The crowd gasps as another cop pushes him away.

The joint was never found, so police claim he had tossed it on the ground when he spotted them, but they were so busy abusing him that they lost track of the alleged joint, which is why they charged him with attempted tampering with evidence, obstructing governmental administration and resisting arrest.

The incident took place July 23, less than a week after the video showing an NYPD choking Eric Gardner to death went viral and raised awareness about police brutality to those who had not been paying attention. Charges were dismissed against Cuffee in December.

On Tuesday, the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office is expected to make the formal announcement of the indictment.

However, the New York Daily News broke the story tonight.

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