A cop in Matthews, North Carolina, choked a handcuffed man and the city kept the video secret for 3 years

Sgt. Joshua Burnett, a cop in Matthews, North Carolina, choked Aaron Butler, a handcuffed detainee, and had to be pulled off by another officer. The incident was filmed but Matthews city administrators kept the video a secret, spending significant sums of money to block its release in court. — Read the rest
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