Nationally-known trial attorney Benjamin Crump has agreed to take the case of a Tennessee man who is seen on a video being struck repeatedly in the head by a Daytona Beach police officer while on the ground and in handcuffs.
David L. Anderson, 27, of Madison, Tennessee, was arrested on a felony charge of battery on a law enforcement officer and an open-container violation in the early morning hours of March 12. Records show he was released from jail later that day on $500 bond.
Daytona Beach police released body-camera footage showing Officer Joel Llinas atop Anderson, who is in handcuffs and lying face-down on the ground. As Anderson squirms, Llinas raises his fist and punches Anderson’s head at least four times.
Crump: ‘No one should be punched while handcuffed and already under police control’
Anderson told The News-Journal on March 14 that he hired Crump — a nationally recognized trial lawyer whose clients have included the families of George Floyd and Trayvon Martin.
In a statement, Crump posted “No one should be punched while handcuffed and already under police control. Transparency and accountability are essential, and we will pursue all appropriate legal remedies to protect our client’s rights.”
Daytona NAACP, Black clergy call community meeting for March 16
Jermaine Fuller, president of the Daytona Beach Black Clergy Alliance, organized a community meeting with Cynthia Slater, president of the Daytona Beach NAACP. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 16 at Greater New Zion Primitive Baptist Church, 201 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., where Fuller is pastor.
Reporter Mark Harper contributed to this report.
This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Ben Crump calls for ‘transparency’ in Daytona police video case
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