well, first of all, i never had an opportunity to go to court for my lawsuit. my lawyer did me wrong and had the case dismissed without my permission. second, when i saw the video, it reminds me of all of the nightmares and what i ve been going through for ten years. the sheriff would have done the right job the first time that this young lady would never be going through what she s going through right now, you know? this is what he did to me and my wife. his partner beat her up, slammed her to the ground, handcuffed, arms behind her back. you say that deputy fields confronted you and your wife outside your napt 2005 after a noise complaint, allegedly playing music too loudly. you say fields slammed you to the ground, kicked you, maced you, there was no video but photographic evidence. a jury in your civil suit sided with deputy fields. what do you say to any viewers
out there who are skeptical of your story, saying, hey, you had your day in court and the jurors heard the evidence and sided with deputy fields? first of all, i never had my day in court, jurors never heard my story, understand that. when she went to court, they didn t allow me to be part of the court case. i m looking to have my day in court. i went to the 4th circuit and the u.s. supreme court. i m still looking for my day in court. do you think what happened yesterday will help you if you appeal this case? i think the video pictures, by me going forward with my case and the young lady going forward with her case is not just about us, but everyone about walking the street and enveryone s safety. it s not just about us, it s about protecting our fathers, sisters, brothers and our children. you allege in your lawsuit you believe race was a factor. why did you think that? absolutely.
from employment. it shocked me when i first heard the story of the two other cases, again, we didn t know that that was a revelation even to us that there were two other cases he was involved in prior to this. and my thought is if he was involved, okay, he won the first case and the second case is pending. my thinking is if there are two cases that are similar in some way, shape or form to what we re seeing today, why was he still on the job. that parent represents the richland school district number 2 of that parents association. i want to bring in amelia macky, a school board member, and carlos martin, who sued deputy fields along with other members of the richland county sheriff s department in 2007. let me start with you. you filed this lawsuit against deputy fields and other deputies from richland county in 07, accusing them of excessive force during your arrest in 2000 fi5.h you lost that suit. but what did you think of this
investigation at least. i wanted to also share some of the reactions from students and parents. maybe after that first, cohave put her in handcuffs, took her out. second one, that was too much. i think she should have stood up. i think she should have left the classroom. my reaction is that force was a little excessive but if the student had done what she was supposed to do in the first mace it would never have taken place. they were wrong both ways. she should never have fought back and he shouldn t have picked her up like that. what do we know about the officer, gabe? reporter: well, this is not the first time that deputy fields has been accused of excessive force. he and several officers were sued following a 2007 incident, but he won that case and another lawsuit is still pending. a student sued fields and other school officials for an incident
an incident back in 2007. he and several other officers were sued and were accused of excessive force. again, the deputy won that case. the second lawsuit is still pending. there, a student sued deputy fields and other school officials for that incident in 2013 claiming that in part, fields unfairly and recklessly targets african-american students. now, fields and the other defendants deny any wrongdoing in that case. they presented evidence to dispute those allegations but again, that case is still pending. back to you. we are just learning now that from the richland county sheriff s office that leon lott will have a 4:00 p.m. news conference this afternoon. thank you, sir. we will talk again later. not only is one lawmaker calling for deputy fields to be arrested, it was earlier today the chairman of the richland too black parent association called for him to be fired. take a listen. i think the appropriate action is for him to be released