No Charges For Cops Who Beat Up a Motorist

Posted on: February 21st, 2013 3 Comments
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Three Denver police officers are not facing any charges for the beating of the then 19-year-old Alexander Landau in an incident that took place in 2009. After a federal lawsuit Landau filed in 2011, the Justice Department has ruled there were no civil rights violations in this case.

Landau was beaten and threatened after questioning the cops’ authority to search his car trunk when he got pulled over. Cpl. Randy Murr and officers Ricky Nixon and Tiffany Middleton beat him up and pointed a gun to his head. Landau, who is African-American, was racially discriminated and insulted.

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“I think back — I was called a n**ger, I was hit by a flashlight, I was hit with a radio, had a gun put to my head — I just don’t really know what more evidence could’ve been produced…”, said Landau.

The federal lawsuit ended with a $795,000 settlement, but FBI and department representatives told Landau there was insufficient evidence for federal charges. Up to this date, Randy Murr and Ricky Nixon have been involved in several other police brutality incidents.

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3 Responses

  1. Mathew says:

    Poor kid. Even if he had weed or drugs on him (which is a huge if) he didn’t deserve a beating like that. We need to be able to hold our police officers accountable for such brutal assaults upon citizens.

  2. Suzanne says:

    When will unruly police be held accountable for their crimes? DOJ…Do your job!

  3. terry wagar says:

    THE PORTLAND POLICE AND MULTNOMAH COUNTY SHERIFF’S BREAK INTO CHILDREN’S BEDROOMS THROUGH THEIR BEDROOM WINDOWS AND THEY RAPE AND PHOTOGRAPH CHILDREN AND THEY POISON THE PARENTS COFFEE POTS WITH ANTIFREEZE AND THEN THEY SPEND A COUPLE HOURS PRINTING FLYERS GIVING INNOCENT PERSON THE BLAME FOR THEIR CRIMES AND THEY CALL THAT PEDOFYING PEOPLE!

    THEY BRAG THAT THEY KILL OFF A LOT OF PEOPLE BY PEDOFYING PEOPLE AND THEIR FOND OF USING LOOK-A-LIKES TO MAKE CHILD PORN AND THIS IS HOW THEY FRAME INNOCENT PEOPLE FOR CRIMES THAT LAW OFFICER’S COMMIT!

    OFFICER ERIC CARLSON AND OFFICER JOHN RAY COMMITTED A EARLY MORNING BREAK IN ON MARCH 26TH 2007 AND THEY RAPED AND PHOTOGRAPHED CHILDREN AND THEY KILLED A FEMALE NAMED JESSICA AND THEY POISONED MY COFFEE POT BEFORE LEAVING MY APARTMENT!

    A DETECTIVE BRIAN ASSMUS IS VERY MUCH CONNECTED TO THESE ACTIVITY’S THOSE OFFICER’S WERE INVOLVED IN!
    MY 911 CALLS ARE COVERED UP BY POLICE NO ONE WILL TAKE A COMPLAINT FROM ME AND POLICE TRIED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO KILL ME OFF TO SILENCE ME!

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