Georgia sheriff opens investigation into beating of black inmate by five guards
Jarrett Hobbs was brutally beaten while in pretrial detention.
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In early September, Jarrett Hobbs was arrested in Georgia on charges of possession of an illegal drug, speeding and driving with a license revoked or expired.
Because of this, the subject of 15 years was transferred to Camden County Jail, where he was brutally beaten by five guards.
Everything indicates that, by refusing to stay still in his cell and after repeatedly kicking the door of it, Hobbs received an unusual and unjustified punishment.
Thanks to the recording of a video, the detainee is observed standing alone in his cell where he picks up what appears to be a sheet of paper and a sandwich.
Immediately afterwards, a guard enters and grabs him by the neck to try to corner him while four others of his companions join the cell to repeatedly hit and kick him.
Subsequently, when the incident was leaked to the press, Sheriff Jim Proctor ordered an investigation to be launched.
HORRIFIC! This video shows Camden County, Ga, corrections officers brutally beating Jarrett Hobbs. Camden County Sheriff’s Office must provide answers and action. These officers MUST be held accountable! pic.twitter.com/k5bWZnj4bx—Ben Crump (@AttorneyCrump) November 15, 2022
In this regard, Harry Daniels, attorney for civil rights, indicated that authorities should bring criminal charges against the sheriff’s deputies for abusing their position to punish an African-American detainee whom they targeted.
Later, the situation became even more complicated for Hobbs when it was discovered that he had violated his probation in North Carolina for a criminal conviction of 2014 and this has meant that he continues in custody in said state.
However, regarding the beating that he received inside the Camden County Jail none of the guards who participated have received any type of sanction.
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