New Jersey man escapes 5 year sentence after dash cam footage clears him, indicts cops

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Evidence from a dashboard camera on a police cruiser ended a nightmare for a New Jersey man facing false charges of eluding police, resisting arrest and assault.

Prosecutors dismissed all the criminal charges against Marcus Jeter, 30, of Bloomfield, N.J. and instead indicted two Bloomfield police officers for falsifying reports and one of them for assault after the recording surfaced showing police officers beating Jeter during a traffic stop, according to WABC of New York. A third has pleaded guilty to tampering.

Jeter’s defense attorney requested all recorded evidence, but the police failed to hand over a second tape until additional evidence surfaced of a second police car at the scene. The tape showed Jeter complying with police, even as one punched him in the head repeatedly.

Without the tape, prosecutors had been demanding a five-year prison sentence.

Watch the WABC report, below. (click link)

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/22/new-jersey-man-escapes-5-year-sentence-after-dash-cam-footage-clears-him-indicts-cops/

[We Keep Receipts 9,238]

Surprised the usual suspects aren't in here saying he had to have done something...

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

Surprised the usual suspects aren't in here saying he had to have done something...

Give it time and you will learn that Al Sharpton had the tape doctored to make the black man look innocent.

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good thing there were dashboard cams. keeps the police honest.

my first ticket was when I was 21 or 22 ish. coming from a bar with a friend of mine after shooting some pool and stopped by mcdonalds before heading home. good thing i only had a couple of beers. cop follows me for a good distance, about 3 lights and pulls me over. he said he pulled me over because i went through 3 red lights and he was following me to make sure my car wasn't stolen. second cop came over to the passenger side shining a flash light in the car and asked what was in the mcdonald bags on the floor (we already ate the sandwiches) and i so wanted to say drugs but i figured being a smart azz in this situation would not be a good idea so showed him the empty bag with wrappers. got a bunch of points on my license for no reason. i didn't go through any red lights and what cop would follow someone and let them go through 1 much less 3. my first incident of DWB. i didn't challenge in court, would of just been my word against his.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

And yet you guys only want cops to have guns.

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

Surprised the usual suspects aren't in here saying he had to have done something...

The cops probably had mental problems

[Pooky 3,785]

The cops probably had mental problems

Or it was too early for a doughnut stop and they were bored.

[TBoneTX 45,304]

Cop (shining flashlight into driver's face): Your eyes look bloodshot -- have you been drinkin'?

Driver (politely): Your eyes look glazed, Officer -- have you been eating doughnuts?