JONESBORO, Ark. — Two new videos related to the excessive force incident involving former officer Joseph Harris and inmate Billy Coram have been released by the Craighead County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office released the two videos on Wednesday, August 21, following a records request, showing events that occurred on August 8. Neither video includes audio. The first video shows the arrival of the inmate in the sally port, the area of the jail that is sealed off after inmates are brought in. Initially, there does not appear to be significantly new information from that video.
However, it is the second video that offers additional perspective on how deputies and jailers intervened between then-Officer Harris and the inmate. As the booking room video begins, the inmate is brought in and continues to struggle with sheriff’s office employees. Officer Harris follows and when the inmate moves toward him, the officer appears to swing his left hand toward the inmate. Jailers pull the inmate back and then immediately tell Harris to “go.”
Chief Deputy Justin Rolland said it was Ditto who first notified his superiors of the apparent use of excessive force, which led to JPD reviewing the video on August 9 and immediately firing Harris.
Investigations by both the Arkansas State Police and the FBI in Little Rock continue into the incident.
The sheriff’s office also released a third video, which NEA Report previously covered and can be viewed here:
NEW VIDEO: Fired Officer Swung at Inmate Inside Jail Before Deputies Intervened
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