A white correctional officer in southwestern Indiana who is seen in body camera footage punching a Black inmate during a struggle has been fired.
Monroe County Sheriff Ruben Martè said Friday that the decision to terminate James Mitchell was part of his vow to make “accountability and transparency” a “top priority” of the sheriff’s department.
Mitchell and two other officers at the county jail in Bloomington were attempting to move Marcus Ford from a holding cell to a medical observation cell Jan. 31 after the inmate complained of health issues to nurses at the facility. Ford refuses to leave the holding cell. In the footage released by the sheriff's office, Ford is seen threatening the officers if they try to move him.“Soon as you touch me, it’s going down," Ford says. “You all better know how to fight.”As the officers move in, Mitchell is struck in the mouth and suffers a bloody lip. He is seen throwing punches at Ford's head and striking Ford as the inmate is being restrained by other officers.
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