State Police Clear Deputies After Brutal Beating Caught on Video—Justice Denied for Victim

In a disturbing example of government failure, two Louisiana sheriff’s deputies unleashed a brutal assault on Jarius Brown during a strip search—actions captured on never-before-seen video that reveal a shocking abuse of power. Brown, then 25 and naked in the detention center laundry room, suffered a broken nose, fractured eye socket, and severe facial swelling after enduring more than 50 punches from handcuffed and helpless. Despite internal sheriff’s office records admitting "there was no way of defending" the deputies’ conduct and one deputy resigning with the other suspended, the Louisiana State Police inexplicably cleared both men. Their conclusion? Brown was...