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The Investigators: Former Memphis police officer criminally charged for pepper spray incident
Former MPD officer indicted in pepper spray incident By Jessica Jaglois | May 12, 2021 at 10:44 PM CDT - Updated May 12 at 11:12 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - A former Memphis police officer is now facing a felony after he repeatedly pepper sprayed a handcuffed man while on duty in 2019.
36-year-old William Skelton was indicted by a grand jury on an official oppression charge more than a year after the alleged crime took place.
The body camera footage shows Skelton pulling into a South Memphis gas station January 10, 2019. He was responding to a vandalism call.
You can now check on complaints & investigations into Memphis Police officers
The City of Memphis has launched a dashboard so the public can check on findings from investigations involving Memphis Police personnel. Author: Local 24 Staff (Local 24), Jeni Diprizio Published: 9:19 AM CST March 11, 2021 Updated: 6:19 PM CST March 11, 2021
MEMPHIS, Tenn. The City of Memphis says it has launched a dashboard so the public can check on findings from investigations involving Memphis Police personnel.
The city says the dashboard includes information on excessive force complaints and more.
While some believe putting this information online helps with transparency and accountability, others say it doesn t do enough.