The Root; Published By Noah A. McGee
Do y’all remember Jacob Brown? If not, let me give you a refresher. He was a former Louisiana state trooper until he was recorded beating a Black man with a flashlight.
In May 2019, Aaron Bowman was pulled over for a traffic violation and forcibly removed from his vehicle by other state troopers. Brown showed up later because “he was in the area and was trying to get involved,” according to the Associated Press.
When he arrived, Brown claimed that he saw Bowman hitting an officer, which led him to strike the Black motorist more than 18 times in less than 24 seconds, claiming that the act was a form of “pain tolerance” to get Bowman in handcuffs.
Bowman has denied hitting any officers involved in his arrest.
As a result, Brown was indicted by a grand jury for a civil rights violation and was charged with one count of deprivation of rights under color of law. Read more
