NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Five Connecticut police officers were charged Monday with cruelly neglecting a Black man after he was partially paralyzed in the back of a police van, despite his repeated and desperate pleas for help. Officials announced the misdemeanor charges Monday. Randy Cox was being driven to a New Haven police station June 19 for processing on a weapons charge when the driver braked hard at an intersection to avoid a collision. That caused Cox to fly headfirst into a metal partition in the van. As Cox pleaded for help, some of the officers mocked him and accused him of faking his injuries. Then, the officers dragged him from the van by his feet. Messages seeking comment were sent to the officers’ attorneys.
5 officers charged after Black man paralyzed in police van
