Video of Tioga jail beating released: 'You wouldn't treat a dog like that'

by Steve Reilly
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Mar. 20, 2012

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OWEGO -- A swarm of uniformed officers escorted Tioga County jail inmate David Coffey into Intake Room 21 at 11:02 a.m. on June 21, 2010.

Within minutes, they dispersed. Surveillance video obtained by this newspaper shows Coffey was left alone in the room -- handcuffed and shackled to a wooden bench with his head down -- when Lt. David Monell, the jail's top official, approached him.

Although video doesn't include audio, an officer who was nearby later told investigators that Monell said: "You're going to regret this day."