This happened in 2017, captured on body cam footage. The officer, Kenneth Lopera, shocked Brown w/ a Taser 7x, repeatedly punched him in the head & put him in a chokehold for 1min+. He was charged w/ involuntary manslaughter & oppression under the color of office - later dropped. https://twitter.com/kalopsyia/status/1274047702607597568">https://twitter.com/kalopsyia...
“Welcome to Vegas, where police can kill a defenseless human being, brag about it and then get away scot free,” Brown’s mother said at the time. “I hope the public is as outraged as our family.” Prosecutors dropped Lopera’s charges about a week later. https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/courts/Charges-dropped-against-ex-Las-Vegas-officer-in-chokehold-case/">https://www.reviewjournal.com/crime/cou...
Brown’s death was heavily covered in Las Vegas, and a lot of that coverage came from local @reviewjournal reporter @blakeapgar, who still keeps up with Brown’s mother. This thread isn’t meant to shut down the original tweet. My only point here is this didn’t happen last week.
I hope this information is helpful as news of his shocking case recirculates amid national protests against police brutality and impunity. @blakeapgar’s an expert and I’m sure would be happy to answer Qs.
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