Police chief Recommends FIRING Cops From incident that left A Black Man Paralyzed | Roland Martin

New Haven, Connecticut, Police Chief recommends firing four officers for mistreating a black man who became paralyzed in police custody.

Richard Cox was injured in 2019 while being transported to police headquarters on gun charges when officers braked hard to avoid an accident. Cox, whose hands were handcuffed behind his back, slid head-first into the metal partition between the driver and passenger compartments, breaking his neck and leaving him paralyzed from the chest down. Officers mocked Cox and did not immediately provide him with medical treatment.

Police Chief Karl Jacobson says this recommendation proves they are trying to ensure the officers are held accountable for their actions.

Five New Haven police officers, Oscar Diaz, Betsy Segui, Jocelyn Lavandier, Ronald Pressley, and Luis Rivera, have been criminally charged on allegations they cruelly mistreated and neglected Cox.

Since the incident, the police department revised its policy and added seat belts to the prison vans.

Jacobson's recommendations will go to the city's police commissioners, who are expected to hold hearings in late April or early May.

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