Video of Phoenix police pummeling a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy sparks outcry
Oklahoma paid $175,000 to settle claims that its highway patrol used excessive force against Pearl Pearson, who sued after being injured during a 2014 traffic stop when he was unable to communicate or follow verbal directions. He was beaten "to a pulp," his lawyer Derek Burch said.
Charges dropped against deaf Black man punched, Tasered by Phoenix police
Tyron McAlpin had been charged with resisting arrest and aggravated assault on a police officer. Body-camera footage of the arrest sparked community backlash.
Phoenix officers punched and shocked a deaf Black man, body camera footage shows
Phoenix — Phoenix officers repeatedly punched and shocked a deaf Black man with a Taser nearly two months ago when they responded to a call that the man had committed an assault at a convenience store, according to body camera footage.
Bodycam video shows Phoenix police punching and tasing a deaf man on the ground
Newly released bodycam footage shows two Phoenix police officers shouting orders to a deaf man as he’s lying face-down on the ground – with one officer punching him and another officer tasing him.
2 Arizona lawmakers want charges against deaf man dropped after violent arrest in Phoenix
Two Democratic state lawmakers are calling for charges against Tyron McAlpin to be dropped after he was violently arrested by Phoenix police.
Phoenix officers under scrutiny after video shows Tasing and punching of deaf man
The arrest of a deaf Black man with cerebral palsy who was repeatedly punched and shocked with a Taser by Phoenix police officers in August has come under scrutiny. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports on the response to the footage.
Phoenix police officers punch, shock deaf Black man with cerebral palsy
A disabled Black man in Arizona faces multiple charges after a pair of Phoenix police officers punched him and shocked him with a stun gun in August.
Phoenix ends 21-day streak of record October heat
Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico have had unseasonably warm fall temperatures 10 to 20 degrees above average. The heat in ...
2 Phoenix City Council members speak out on use of force against deaf man. What they said
Kevin Robinson and Carlos Galindo-Elvira released statements on Phoenix police's violent arrest of Tyron McAlpin, a Black man ...
Opinion: Phoenix is a huge city. We shouldn't lag others in this industry
Investment firms and similar services should be attracted by metro Phoenix's friendly business environment, talent pool and ...
Phoenix police say man’s self-defense claim baseless in deadly shooting
A man is behind bars days after police said he shot and killed another man and injured a woman in south Phoenix.