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8/28/2015 10:40 pm
Judge Refuses To Delay Trial For Ex-Cop Charged In Dashcam Beating

From: Kate Abbey - Lambertz

The former officer punched Floyd Dent in the head 16 times
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A former police officer shown on a dashcam video beating an unarmed black driver during a traffic stop early this year will face trial on Oct. 5, despite his attorney’s protests.

The police department in the Detroit suburb of Inkster, Michigan, fired officer William Melendez in April, and he faces felony charges for his use of force while arresting motorist Floyd Dent. At a final conference hearing on Friday, Wayne County Circuit Judge Vonda Evans refused to delay the trial at defense attorney James Thomas' request.

“Now, I know you all practice in federal court and different places, but here, six months is long enough," Evans said. "If you want to withdraw, then we can withdraw, but I’m going on [October] fifth."

Melendez has been charged with misconduct in office, assault with intent to do great bodily harm less than murder, and assault by strangulation.

In January, Melendez and other officers pulled over Dent, an auto worker, while he was driving. Dashcam video footage shows Melendez approaching Dent’s car and immediately beginning to beat him. The former officer hit Dent in the head more than a dozen times, while other officers kicked him and hit him with a stun gun. He was later hospitalized for his injuries.



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