PC Declan Jones committed these two crimes for several days in a row Birmingham, It started with the attack on a man in Aston on April 20 last year.
This 30 year old West Midlandspolice officer The next day, he continued to punch and kick a 15-year-old who was falsely accused of possessing drugs in the Newtown area of the city.
After a week of trial, the verdict was delivered on Monday Coventry In June, the District Judge Shamim Qureshi ruled that Jones attacked the third complainant who was beaten in the face on April 23 when the police officer heard that he did not believe in the virus.
The judge said that in the third incident, when colleagues tried to detain a man wearing a stab-resistant vest in Handsworth, the police officer used “commensurate” force.
Prosecutors broadcast a closed-circuit television video of the attack on the 15-year-old boy to the court. They accused Jones of being annoyed by the young man “breaking free” and running away.
Jones told the court that he “honestly believed” that the teenager moved down with one of his hands, causing him to worry about his safety.
In explaining the reasons for his findings, the District Judge Qureshi, who was sitting in the Birmingham District Court, told Jones that it was completely unnecessary to use force on the 15-year-old victim after he “standing in a surrendering position.”
The judge also described videos of these incidents in which the police did not wear a mask, which was “disastrous” and “embarrassing” for the police and public relations.
The judge told Jones: “It’s worth noting that in all three incidents, none of the police officers wore a mask or face mask, even though it was caused by West Midlands Police
“Nothing has changed this in this trial, but I have to comment. Some of the videos were posted on social media, which was disastrous for public relations.
“The court looked at the police selectively enforcing the coronavirus laws, which embarrassed them because it suits them to order people to leave the street and go home, while these police officers ignore the coronavirus laws and operational orders.
“These videos didn’t show the good side to the police at all.”
In a video about the third incident, the judge said that when he was talking to an eyewitness, he “heard Pc Jones say that he did not believe in the virus.”
In describing the attack on the 15-year-old, Judge Qureshi said that Jones initially bent the boy’s fingers backwards.
The judge added: “When (the young man) stops and opens his hands in a surrendering posture, the next stage of the incident will be shown on the camera.
“Then Pc Jones knocked him to the ground, ordered him to roll over and lie on his stomach, and kick him, which seemed to me like a free kick.
“Pc Jones claims that people have hidden weapons, even if their hands are in the air or behind their heads, they may reach out for things.
“He said that it is not safe to walk on the streets of Handsworth and adjacent areas. After hearing Pc Jones’s intelligence on all his actions and repeated defenses of the high crime area, I think that Pc Jones has a kind of paranoia, thinking that everyone in the high crime area Everyone has weapons hidden all over, and I doubt whether he is suitable for this type of crime. Working in these fields.”
Celia Thorpe CPS Said: “I will not underestimate the arduous, harsh and sometimes dangerous role of a police officer patrolling the streets; however, like all members of society, police officers are responsible for their actions and cannot be above the law.
“Today’s judgment shows that if illegal force is used and it is in the public interest to do so, CPS will work hard to bring the case to court.”
After the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) investigated allegations of excessive use of force, criminal charges were filed against the police officer based in Birmingham.
The investigation was conducted after a voluntary referral by the West Midlands police on April 30.
Jones was released on bail on September 10.
Confirming that Jones will now face an improper conduct hearing presided over by the West Midlands Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff Vanessa Jardine said: “Pc Jones’s use of force is completely inappropriate and it is correct that he was held accountable by the court today.”
