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Protester claims he was beaten by Baton Rouge police during Sterling demonstration (GRAPHIC WARNING)
A 24-year-old man said Thursday Baton Rouge police stomped and punched him, breaking bones in his face when they arrested him during a demonstration over the weekend near police headquarters.
Javier Dunn of Baton Rouge said at a brief press conference that officers in riot gear charged across Goodwood Boulevard and grabbed him from where he was leaning on a car on the far side of the road around 8:30 p.m. Saturday and dragged him into the street where two Baton Rouge policemen struck him with their feet and fists.
Baton Rouge police spokesman Sgt. Don A. Coppola Jr. said the department had not received a complaint about the incident as of Thursday afternoon but have reached out to Dunn after viewing the video of the arrest.
James M. Williams, Dunn's attorney, said they have not filed a lawsuit but they're willing to pursue all legal options to make sure officers are held accountable.
Read more: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/crime_police/article_5c2727f2-49f9-11e6-b05c-8f5b45d35b0a.html